Victoria Crowned-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Goura victoria comparado com Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Victoria Crowned-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nome científico Goura victoria Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 70,1 cm (27.6 in)
Peso 2669,0 g (94.15 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Victoria Crowned-pigeon only

Nenhum

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Victoria Crowned-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Victoria Crowned-pigeon

Plumagem

Victoria Crowned-pigeon: massive; brilliant blue-gray; spectacular white-tipped lace crest; bare red orbital skin; New Guinea; largest dove

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Victoria Crowned-pigeon

World's largest pigeon, 73–75 cm, with blue-grey plumage, a deep maroon breast, and the most spectacular crest of any pigeon: a fan of upright blue- grey lacy plumes tipped in white. Inhabits lowland rainforest of northern New Guinea and Biak Island. Terrestrial frugivore. Vulnerable due to heavy hunting pressure and deforestation.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

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.

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