Scaled Pigeon vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Patagioenas speciosa مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Scaled Pigeon Pohnpei Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Patagioenas speciosa Ptilinopus ponapensis
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 36,9 cm (14.5 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
الوزن 279,0 g (9.84 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Scaled Pigeon only

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Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Scaled Pigeon

الغناء

Deep, resonant cooing with scaled quality; warm carrying notes echoing through dense neotropical humid forest.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Scaled Pigeon

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Scaled Pigeon

Striking forest pigeon, 30–33 cm, with heavily scalloped black-and-white upperpart feathers creating a bold patterned effect. Inhabits lowland and foothill tropical forests from Mexico through Central America to Bolivia and Brazil. Frugivore of forest fruits and berries. Inconspicuous despite distinctive plumage. 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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