Western Crowned-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Goura cristata so với Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Western Crowned-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Tên Khoa Học Goura cristata Ptilinopus mercierii
Bộ Columbiformes Columbiformes
Họ Columbidae Columbidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Vulnerable Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 71,1 cm (28.0 in)
Khối Lượng 2100,0 g (74.08 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Western Crowned-pigeon only

Không

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Vulnerable

Western Crowned-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Western Crowned-pigeon

Bộ Lông

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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