Pohnpei Fruit-dove vs Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Ptilinopus ponapensis compared with Treron affinis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Pohnpei Fruit-dove Grey-fronted Green-pigeon
Scientific Name Ptilinopus ponapensis Treron affinis
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 25.4 cm (10.0 in) 28.8 cm (11.3 in)
Weight 105.0 g (3.70 oz) 234.0 g (8.25 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

None

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon only

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Plumage

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon: gray forehead; bright green body; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; South Asian green-pigeon

About These Birds

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.

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 26–29 cm; male has a grey head and a green back with yellow-washed underparts; female entirely green. Found in forest and woodland edges across the Western Ghats and hills of southern India. Frugivore of figs and berries in the forest canopy. Least Concern.

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