Luzon Bleeding-heart vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Gallicolumba luzonica compared with Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Luzon Bleeding-heart Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Scientific Name Gallicolumba luzonica Ptilinopus ponapensis
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 28.5 cm (11.2 in) 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
Weight 179.25 g (6.32 oz) 105.0 g (3.70 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Luzon Bleeding-heart only

None

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

None

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Luzon Bleeding-heart

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Luzon Bleeding-heart

Plumage

Luzon Bleeding-heart: white below with brilliant crimson-red heart-shaped breast spot; dark brown above; bare facial skin; Philippine

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Luzon Bleeding-heart

Medium ground dove, 25–30 cm, with brown-grey upperparts and a dramatically blood-red breast patch on white underparts, resembling a chest wound. Endemic to Luzon in the Philippines. Inhabits primary and secondary lowland and hill forest. Terrestrial frugivore. Near Threatened due to deforestation and hunting.

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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