Topknot Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Lopholaimus antarcticus в сравнении с Ptilinopus mercierii

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Характеристика Topknot Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Научное название Lopholaimus antarcticus Ptilinopus mercierii
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 55,5 cm (21.9 in)
Масса 517,25 g (18.25 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Topknot Pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Topknot Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Topknot Pigeon

Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus), 44 cm. Large grey pigeon with a unique double reddish-brown crest. Endemic to rainforests of eastern Australia. Undertakes large nomadic movements following fruiting events. Frugivore; key seed disperser of rainforest trees. Near Threatened; heavily hunted historically.

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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