Pohnpei Fruit-dove vs White-faced Quail-Dove

Ptilinopus ponapensis compared with Zentrygon albifacies

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Pohnpei Fruit-dove White-faced Quail-Dove
Scientific Name Ptilinopus ponapensis Zentrygon albifacies
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 25.4 cm (10.0 in) 28.3 cm (11.1 in)
Weight 105.0 g (3.70 oz) 276.75 g (9.76 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

None

White-faced Quail-Dove only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Least Concern

White-faced Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

White-faced Quail-Dove

Plumage

White-faced Quail-Dove: white face; dark brown above; pale buff below; bare blue-gray orbital skin; Central American quail-dove

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.

White-faced Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 25–29 cm, with brown upperparts, a distinctive white face and throat, grey crown, and pale buff underparts. Inhabits humid montane forest from southern Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas) to Honduras. Terrestrial forager of seeds and forest fruits. Least Concern.

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