Red-moustached Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus mercierii
The red-moustached fruit dove or moustached fruit dove is an extinct 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. In 1994, it was listed as an extinct species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Endangered Species.
- Scientific name
- Ptilinopus mercierii
- Family
- Pigeons and Doves
- IUCN status
- EX