Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Mariana Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii comparado com Ptilinopus roseicapilla

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-moustached Fruit-dove Mariana Fruit-dove
Nome científico Ptilinopus mercierii Ptilinopus roseicapilla
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Extinct Near Threatened
Comprimento
Envergadura 24,5 cm (9.6 in)
Peso 92,0 g (3.25 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Mariana Fruit-dove only

Estado de conservação

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Near Threatened

Mariana Fruit-dove

About These Birds

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.

Mariana Fruit-dove

Mariana Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla), 23 cm. Vivid green body, rose-red cap and white to pale yellow underparts; endemic to the Mariana Islands. Inhabits native limestone forest. Frugivore. Endangered; extirpated from Guam by invasive brown treesnakes and now restricted to northern Mariana islands.

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