Victoria Crowned-pigeon vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Goura victoria مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus ponapensis

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السمة Victoria Crowned-pigeon Pohnpei Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Goura victoria Ptilinopus ponapensis
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 70,1 cm (27.6 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
الوزن 2669,0 g (94.15 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Victoria Crowned-pigeon only

بلا

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Victoria Crowned-pigeon

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Victoria Crowned-pigeon

الريش

Victoria Crowned-pigeon: massive; brilliant blue-gray; spectacular white-tipped lace crest; bare red orbital skin; New Guinea; largest dove

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Victoria Crowned-pigeon

World's largest pigeon, 73–75 cm, with blue-grey plumage, a deep maroon breast, and the most spectacular crest of any pigeon: a fan of upright blue- grey lacy plumes tipped in white. Inhabits lowland rainforest of northern New Guinea and Biak Island. Terrestrial frugivore. Vulnerable due to heavy hunting pressure and 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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