Yellow-legged Pigeon vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Columba pallidiceps مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Yellow-legged Pigeon Pohnpei Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Columba pallidiceps Ptilinopus ponapensis
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 46,4 cm (18.3 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
الوزن 459,0 g (16.19 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Yellow-legged Pigeon only

بلا

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-legged Pigeon

الغناء

Deep, resonant cooing with yellow-legged warmth; low mellow notes audible through dense Pacific island forest.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-legged Pigeon

الريش

Yellow-legged Pigeon: dark olive-gray above; pale gray below; yellow legs; iridescent neck gloss; Pacific island pigeon; yellow legs

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Yellow-legged Pigeon (Columba pallidiceps) — 37–40 cm. Pale grey head; dark back; pale underparts; distinctive yellow-orange legs and feet; red bill. Inhabits forest and forest edge on islands of the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation and hunting pressure.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Pohnpei Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus ponapensis), 22 cm. Green with a lilac head and an orange-yellow breast; endemic to Pohnpei, Micronesia. Occupies primary forest above 200 m on this volcanic island. Frugivore. Vulnerable; total range barely exceeds 100 km².

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