Red-knobbed Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula rubricera в сравнении с Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Red-knobbed Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Научное название Ducula rubricera Ptilinopus mercierii
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 47,8 cm (18.8 in)
Масса 662,5 g (23.37 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Red-knobbed Imperial-pigeon only

Нет

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Red-knobbed Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Red-knobbed Imperial-pigeon

Red-knobbed Imperial-pigeon (Ducula rubricera), 40 cm. Pale grey head with a diagnostic red knob at the bill base; dark green upperparts. Found in the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands. Inhabits lowland primary forest. Frugivore. Least Concern; hunting pressure on larger islands.

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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