White-naped Pigeon vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Columba albinucha verglichen mit Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal White-naped Pigeon Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba albinucha Ptilinopus ponapensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 36,6 cm (14.4 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Gewicht 302,5 g (10.67 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

White-naped Pigeon only

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Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-naped Pigeon

Gesang

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense South Asian humid forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

White-naped Pigeon

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

White-naped Pigeon

Gefieder

White-naped Pigeon: white nape patch; dark glossy above; pale below; Central African rainforest; white nape patch diagnostic

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

White-naped Pigeon

White-naped Pigeon (Columba albinucha) — 36–40 cm. Slaty-grey with a distinctive white hindneck patch; yellow-orange bill. Inhabits montane forest of Central Africa (Albertine Rift, Cameroon). Frugivore. A poorly known forest pigeon of high-altitude African forests.

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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