White-throated Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Pampusana xanthonura comparado com Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-throated Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nome científico Pampusana xanthonura Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura
Peso 115,75 g (4.08 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

White-throated Ground Dove only

Nenhum

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

White-throated Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

White-throated Ground Dove

Plumagem

White-throated Ground Dove: white throat; brown above; pale buff below; bare red facial skin; Mariana islands endemic dove

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

White-throated Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–24 cm, with dark brown upperparts, a white throat, and yellowish underparts. Confined to the forests of the Mariana Islands (Guam and Northern Marianas). Inhabits primary and secondary forest floor. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to deforestation and introduced predators including the brown tree snake.

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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