Pohnpei Fruit-dove vs Ashy-headed Green-pigeon

Ptilinopus ponapensis compared with Treron phayrei

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Pohnpei Fruit-dove Ashy-headed Green-pigeon
Scientific Name Ptilinopus ponapensis Treron phayrei
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Near Threatened
Length
Wingspan 25.4 cm (10.0 in) 31.2 cm (12.3 in)
Weight 105.0 g (3.70 oz) 200.5 g (7.07 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

None

Ashy-headed Green-pigeon only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Near Threatened

Ashy-headed Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Ashy-headed Green-pigeon

Plumage

Ashy-headed Green-pigeon: ashy-gray head; bright green body; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; Southeast Asian species

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.

Ashy-headed Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 26–29 cm; male has an ashy-grey head and green body with yellow-tinged underparts; female is plain green. Found in deciduous and semi-evergreen forest from Assam (India) through Myanmar to Thailand and Vietnam. Frugivore of figs and forest fruits. Least Concern.

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