Spice Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula myristicivora 对比 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Spice Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
学名 Ducula myristicivora Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 50.2 cm (19.8 in)
体重 535.0 g (18.87 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Spice Imperial-pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

保护状况

Least Concern

Spice Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Spice Imperial-pigeon

Spice Imperial-pigeon (Ducula myristicivora), 40 cm. Dark metallic green upperparts; pale grey-pink head; specialises in nutmeg seeds. Found on islands of the Banda Sea and western New Guinea. Inhabits coastal and lowland forest. Frugivore; key nutmeg disperser. Near Threatened.

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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