Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Dodo

Ptilinopus mercierii so với Raphus cucullatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Red-moustached Fruit-dove Dodo
Tên Khoa Học Ptilinopus mercierii Raphus cucullatus
Bộ Columbiformes Columbiformes
Họ Columbidae Columbidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Extinct Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Khối Lượng 18000,0 g (634.93 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Không

Dodo only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Extinct

Dodo

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Dodo

Bộ Lông

Dodo: extinct; large; gray-brown; vestigial wings; pale yellow bill with hook; bare facial skin; Mauritius endemic; icon of extinction

About These Birds

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.

Dodo

Iconic extinct flightless pigeon of Mauritius, ~100 cm and 10–18 kg, with grey plumage, vestigial wings, and a large hooked bill. Fed on fallen fruits; fearless of humans having evolved with no natural predators. Driven extinct by hunting and introduced animals by ~1690 CE; a global symbol of human-caused extinction.

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