Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Wallace's Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii comparado com Ptilinopus wallacii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-moustached Fruit-dove Wallace's Fruit-dove
Nome científico Ptilinopus mercierii Ptilinopus wallacii
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Extinct Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 29,6 cm (11.7 in)
Peso 208,0 g (7.34 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Wallace's Fruit-dove only

Estado de conservação

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Wallace's 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.

Wallace's Fruit-dove

Wallace's Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus wallacii), 24 cm. White head and underparts; back and wings deep green with purple-maroon shoulder patch. Found on the Aru Islands and southwestern New Guinea lowlands. Frugivore. Least Concern; restricted range but forest remains relatively intact.

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