Pallid Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Leptotila pallida مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Pallid Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Leptotila pallida Ptilinopus ponapensis
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 27,2 cm (10.7 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
الوزن 143,0 g (5.04 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Pallid Dove only

بلا

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Pallid Dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing with pallid tone; pure notes typical of arid South American open dry rocky terrain.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Pallid Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Pallid Dove

الريش

Pallid Dove: pale sandy-buff overall; pale gray head; barely visible facial markings; bare red orbital skin; Pacific slope species

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Pallid Dove

Medium dove, 25–28 cm, pale brown above with a very pale grey-white head, giving an overall washed-out, pale appearance. Found in humid lowland Pacific forest from Colombia to Ecuador. Terrestrial forager of fruits and seeds on the forest floor. 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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