Squatter Pigeon vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Geophaps scripta مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Squatter Pigeon Pohnpei Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Geophaps scripta Ptilinopus ponapensis
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 28,1 cm (11.1 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
الوزن 215,5 g (7.60 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Squatter Pigeon only

بلا

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Squatter Pigeon

الغناء

Soft, rolling coo with squatter quality; gentle warm notes typical of Australian open dry woodland habitat.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Squatter Pigeon

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Squatter Pigeon

Medium, 25–30 cm, ground pigeon with brown upperparts, white-spotted breast, and a bare red-and-yellow facial mask. Inhabits open woodland, grassland, and rocky gorges in central and eastern Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Granivore of seeds and small grains on the ground. Near Threatened due to altered fire regimes and habitat change.

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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