An extraordinary tropical pigeon which may be unique.
This tropical pigeon is very similar to a species that was once found on the Marquesas Islands in the Pacific: the Marquesas Moustached Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus mercerii). Considered extinct by the 1920s the species is now known only from just a handful of museum examples. This particular specimen carries the purple/red moustache of that species but differs slightly in other ways. However, it matches no other known pigeon. It is therefore a mystery and may represent the only example of an extinct species. It is presented under an oval shaped glass dome.
An extraordinary tropical pigeon which may be unique.
This tropical pigeon is very similar to a species that was once found on the Marquesas Islands in the Pacific: the Marquesas Moustached Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus mercerii). Considered extinct by the 1920s the species is now known only from just a handful of museum examples. This particular specimen carries the purple/red moustache of that species but differs slightly in other ways. However, it matches no other known pigeon. It is therefore a mystery and may represent the only example of an extinct species. It is presented under an oval shaped glass dome.
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