Red-moustached Fruit Dove
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| Scientific name | Ptilinopus mercierii |
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| Extinction status | Extinct |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Higher classification | Fruit dove |
| Order | Columbiformes |
| Rank | Species |
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| ID | 2034663 |
About Red-moustached Fruit Dove
The red-moustached fruit dove was a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was endemic to French Polynesia. The last record was of the subspecies P. m. tristrami on Hiva Oa, in 1922. Its extinction has been attributed to predation by the introduced great horned owl, as well as by introduced rats and cats.
