Moustached fruit dove
Ptilinopus mercierii (Des Murs & Prévost, 1849)
Status not recordedbirdsExtinct
The moustached fruit dove (Ptilinopus mercierii) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes.
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Quick facts about the moustached fruit dove
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the moustached fruit dove live?
Not recorded
Is the moustached fruit dove endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the moustached fruit dove classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusPtilinopus
- SpeciesPtilinopus mercierii (Des Murs & Prévost, 1849)
Synonyms Jotreron melanospila, Kurukuru mercierii, Ptilinopus mercirii
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- Red-moustached fruit doveEnglish
- Red-moustached fruit-doveEnglish
- حمام الفاكهة أحمر الشاربArabic
- tilinop de MercierCatalan
- holub červenovousýCzech
- Rødskægget FrugtdueDanish
- Rotbart-FruchttaubeGerman
- ruĝliphara fruktokolomboEsperanto
- Tilopo de MercierSpanish
- karmiinpea-rohetuviEstonian
- punaviiksikyyhkyFinnish
- Ptilope de MercierFrench
- markezaška voćaricaCroatian
- marqueses-szigeteki gyümölcsgalambHungarian
- Tortora beccafrutta baffirossiItalian
- アカヒゲヒメアオバトJapanese
- raudonnosis karvelis vaislesysLithuanian
- RoodbaardjufferduifDutch
- rødskjeggfruktdueNorwegian
- owocożer czerwonowąsyPolish
- pombo-frugívoro-de-bigodesPortuguese
- Маркизский фруктовый голубьRussian
- pestroš belavokrkýSlovak
- marquesasfruktduvaSwedish
- Bıyıklı Meyve KumrusuTurkish
- тілопо червоновусийUkrainian
- 赤髭果鳩Chinese
- pombo-da-fruta-das-marquesasPortuguese
- rola-frugívora-de-bigode-vermelhoPortuguese
- Красношапочный пёстрый голубьRussian
- 赤髯果鸠Chinese
- 赤鬃果鳩Chinese
Relatives of the moustached fruit dove
Other species in the same genus Ptilinopus.

Jambu fruit dove
Ptilinopus jambu

Pink-headed fruit dove
Ptilinopus porphyreus

Rose-crowned fruit dove
Ptilinopus regina

Mariana fruit dove
Ptilinopus roseicapilla

Superb fruit dove
Ptilinopus superbus

Wompoo fruit dove
Ptilinopus magnificus
CompareMoustached fruit dove vs Jambu fruit doveMoustached fruit dove vs Pink-headed fruit doveMoustached fruit dove vs Rose-crowned fruit doveMoustached fruit dove vs Mariana fruit dove
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the moustached fruit dove?
The moustached fruit dove (Ptilinopus mercierii) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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