Western Crowned-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Goura cristata เปรียบเทียบกับ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Western Crowned-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Goura cristata Ptilinopus mercierii
อันดับ Columbiformes Columbiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Columbidae Columbidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Vulnerable Extinct
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 2100.0 g (74.08 oz)
อาหาร -- --
จำนวนไข่ 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Western Crowned-pigeon only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Vulnerable

Western Crowned-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Western Crowned-pigeon

ขนนก

Western Crowned-pigeon: massive; blue-gray; elaborate lace-like blue-white crest; bare red orbital skin; New Guinea; vulnerable

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Western Crowned-pigeon

Magnificent large pigeon, 66–73 cm, with blue-grey plumage, a maroon breast, and an elaborate fan-shaped white-tipped crest. Found in lowland rainforest of western New Guinea (Vogelkop and surrounding areas). Terrestrial frugivore of fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Vulnerable due to hunting for meat and feathers and deforestation.

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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