Red-moustached fruit dove
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ptilinopus |
| Species: | †P. mercierii
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| †Ptilinopus mercierii (
Des Murs & Prévost , 1849) | |
The red-moustached fruit dove or moustached fruit dove (Ptilinopus mercierii) is an extinct species of bird in the family
International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Endangered Species
.
Description
The red-moustached fruit dove measured 21 to 23 cm (8.3 to 9.1 in) in length.undertail coverts were yellow-white.[3]
It was similar in appearance with the white-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii).[4]
Distribution and habitat
The red-moustached fruit dove was
montane forests, usually higher in altitude than the white-capped fruit dove,[3] at elevations of at least 1,370 metres (4,490 ft) above sea level.[4]
Status and conservation
In 1988, the red-moustached fruit dove was listed as an
Bubo virginianus). Its last record was in 1922, in the French Polynesian island Hiva Oa, of a subspecies P. m. tristrami.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ S2CID 216472651. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
- ^ ISBN 9781472937469.
- ^ ISBN 9781408135556.