Mauritius Blue-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Alectroenas nitidissimus ile kıyaslandığında Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Mauritius Blue-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Bilimsel Ad Alectroenas nitidissimus Ptilinopus mercierii
Takım Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familya Columbidae Columbidae
Koruma Durumu Extinct Extinct
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı
Ağırlık 195,21 g (6.89 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Mauritius Blue-pigeon only

Hiçbiri

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Extinct

Mauritius Blue-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Mauritius Blue-pigeon

Mauritius Blue-pigeon (Alectroenas nitidissimus). Extinct. Last recorded in 1826. Approximately 35 cm; brilliant cobalt-blue with a red wattle and bare facial skin. Inhabited forests of Mauritius, Indian Ocean. Frugivore. Driven to extinction by hunting, deforestation and introduced predators following European colonisation.

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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