Santa Cruz Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Pampusana sanctaecrucis 对比 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Santa Cruz Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
学名 Pampusana sanctaecrucis Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Endangered Extinct
体长
翼展
体重 165.5 g (5.84 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Santa Cruz Ground Dove only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

保护状况

Endangered

Santa Cruz Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Santa Cruz Ground Dove

羽毛

Santa Cruz Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red orbital skin; Santa Cruz islands endemic; endangered species

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Santa Cruz Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with brown upperparts, a grey head, and pale buff underparts. Known from the Santa Cruz Islands (Solomon Islands) and Espíritu Santo (Vanuatu). Inhabits dense lowland forest floor. Terrestrial frugivore. Critically Endangered; very few recent records and significant forest loss throughout its range.

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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