Cameroon Olive-pigeon vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Columba sjostedti مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Cameroon Olive-pigeon Pohnpei Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Columba sjostedti Ptilinopus ponapensis
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 43,4 cm (17.1 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
الوزن 308,5 g (10.88 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Cameroon Olive-pigeon only

بلا

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Cameroon Olive-pigeon

الغناء

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense humid Comoro forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Cameroon Olive-pigeon

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Cameroon Olive-pigeon

الريش

Cameroon Olive-pigeon: olive-gray; yellow orbital ring; purple neck gloss; Cameroon highlands montane forest endemic pigeon

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Cameroon Olive-pigeon

Cameroon Olive-pigeon (Columba sjostedti) — 36–40 cm. Dark purplish-grey; yellow bill and orbital ring; spotted wing coverts; white-tipped tail. Endemic to montane forest of Cameroon, Bioko Island, and adjacent Nigeria. Frugivore. Restricted-range species of the Cameroon Highlands.

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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