Purple Quail-Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Geotrygon purpurata مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Purple Quail-Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Geotrygon purpurata Ptilinopus ponapensis
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 26,8 cm (10.6 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
الوزن 142,0 g (5.01 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Purple Quail-Dove only

بلا

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Purple Quail-Dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing with purple quality; warm resonant notes through humid Caribbean island forest floor.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Purple Quail-Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Purple Quail-Dove

Small, secretive quail-dove, 25–28 cm, with rich purple-iridescent upperparts, a grey crown, white facial stripe, and pale buff underparts. Inhabits lowland and foothill humid forest from Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes. Terrestrial granivore on the forest floor. Poorly known. Vulnerable due to ongoing 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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