Pink Pigeon vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Nesoenas mayeri مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Pink Pigeon Pohnpei Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Nesoenas mayeri Ptilinopus ponapensis
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 41,7 cm (16.4 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
الوزن 308,0 g (10.86 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Pink Pigeon only

بلا

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Pink Pigeon

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of open Asian woodland and garden. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Pink Pigeon

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Pink Pigeon

Stocky Mascarene pigeon, 36–38 cm, with pale pinkish-brown plumage, white forehead, and red bill and eye-ring. Confined to Mauritius's native forests. Reduced to just 10 individuals in the 1980s; an intensive conservation programme involving captive breeding raised numbers to 400–500 birds. Frugivore of native forest fruits. Vulnerable.

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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