Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Sri Lanka Green-pigeon

Ptilinopus mercierii comparado com Treron pompadora

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-moustached Fruit-dove Sri Lanka Green-pigeon
Nome científico Ptilinopus mercierii Treron pompadora
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Extinct Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 30,1 cm (11.9 in)
Peso 204,8 g (7.22 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Sri Lanka Green-pigeon only

Estado de conservação

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Sri Lanka Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Sri Lanka Green-pigeon

Plumagem

Sri Lanka Green-pigeon: bright green body; yellow-green below; males with maroon back patch; bare red facial skin; Sri Lanka endemic

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.

Sri Lanka Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–29 cm; male has a maroon back and a grey head; female has a green back. Found in forest and forest edge across Sri Lanka, mainly in the lowland wet zone. Frugivore of figs, berries, and small fruits in the forest canopy. Least Concern.

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