Sulawesi Ground Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Gallicolumba tristigmata مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Sulawesi Ground Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Gallicolumba tristigmata Ptilinopus ponapensis
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 31,9 cm (12.6 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
الوزن 275,0 g (9.70 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Sulawesi Ground Dove only

بلا

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Sulawesi Ground Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Ground Dove

الريش

Sulawesi Ground Dove: brown above; yellow-orange orbital skin; pale buff below; orange patch on wing; Sulawesi endemic

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Sulawesi Ground Dove

Large ground dove, 30–35 cm, with brown and grey plumage, a white forehead, and three dark spots on the white breast suggesting a 'triple wound.' Endemic to Sulawesi and adjacent Togian and Banggai Islands. Inhabits lowland and hill forest floor. Granivore and frugivore. Vulnerable due to deforestation.

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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