Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Rarotonga Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii comparado com Ptilinopus rarotongensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-moustached Fruit-dove Rarotonga Fruit-dove
Nome científico Ptilinopus mercierii Ptilinopus rarotongensis
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Extinct Near Threatened
Comprimento
Envergadura 24,9 cm (9.8 in)
Peso 97,6 g (3.44 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Rarotonga Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Near Threatened

Rarotonga 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.

Rarotonga Fruit-dove

Rarotonga Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis), 20 cm. Green with a white head and underparts; endemic to Rarotonga and Atiu in the Cook Islands. Inhabits montane cloud forest and forest edges. Frugivore. Vulnerable; threatened by rats, habitat loss and introduced species.

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