Violaceous Quail-Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Geotrygon violacea مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Violaceous Quail-Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Geotrygon violacea Ptilinopus ponapensis
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 28,7 cm (11.3 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
الوزن 120,0 g (4.23 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Violaceous Quail-Dove only

بلا

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Violaceous Quail-Dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing with violaceous quality; warm resonant notes through dense South American humid forest.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Violaceous Quail-Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Violaceous Quail-Dove

الريش

Violaceous Quail-Dove: iridescent violet-blue glossed back; brown above; pale buff below; white supercilium; neotropical forest

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Violaceous Quail-Dove

Small quail-dove, 23–26 cm, with a violet iridescent crown and nape, rufous back, white facial stripe, and pale buff-white underparts. Inhabits lowland humid forest from Nicaragua through Colombia to Bolivia, southeastern Brazil, and Argentina. Terrestrial frugivore of fallen fruits and seeds. Least Concern.

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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