White-throated Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Pampusana xanthonura 对比 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-throated Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
学名 Pampusana xanthonura Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Extinct
体长
翼展
体重 115.75 g (4.08 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

White-throated Ground Dove only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

保护状况

Near Threatened

White-throated Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

White-throated Ground Dove

羽毛

White-throated Ground Dove: white throat; brown above; pale buff below; bare red facial skin; Mariana islands endemic dove

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

White-throated Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–24 cm, with dark brown upperparts, a white throat, and yellowish underparts. Confined to the forests of the Mariana Islands (Guam and Northern Marianas). Inhabits primary and secondary forest floor. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to deforestation and introduced predators including the brown tree snake.

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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