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Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii

Extinct
Família
Columbidae
Ordem
Columbiformes

Sobre

Red-moustached Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus mercierii), 27 cm. Green with a red moustachial streak and orange underparts; endemic to the Marquesas Islands. Last confirmed on Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa. Possibly Extinct; last reliably recorded in the 1970s. Threatened by introduced rats and cats.

Habitat & Range

Estado de conservação

Extinct
IUCN Red List

Taxonomia

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordem Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
Família Columbidae (Pigeons & Doves)
Genus Ptilinopus
Espécies Ptilinopus mercierii

Distribution

Red-moustached Fruit-dove has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Perguntas frequentes

Is the Red-moustached Fruit-dove endangered?
The Red-moustached Fruit-dove has a conservation status of Extinct.
What order and family does the Red-moustached Fruit-dove belong to?
The Red-moustached Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus mercierii) belongs to the order Columbiformes and the family Columbidae.

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