Western Crowned-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Goura cristata ile kıyaslandığında Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Western Crowned-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Bilimsel Ad Goura cristata Ptilinopus mercierii
Takım Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familya Columbidae Columbidae
Koruma Durumu Vulnerable Extinct
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 71,1 cm (28.0 in)
Ağırlık 2100,0 g (74.08 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Western Crowned-pigeon only

Hiçbiri

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Vulnerable

Western Crowned-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Western Crowned-pigeon

Tuy

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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