Stock Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Columba oenas verglichen mit Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Stock Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba oenas Ptilinopus ponapensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 43,0 cm (16.9 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Gewicht 300,25 g (10.59 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Stock Dove only

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Stock Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing call; pure notes with mild quality typical of Somali dry rocky terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Stock Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Stock Dove

Gefieder

Stock Dove: blue-gray overall; two short black wing bars; green neck gloss; no white; yellow bill; smaller than Common Woodpigeon

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Stock Dove

Stock Dove (Columba oenas) — 32–34 cm. Blue-grey; two short incomplete black wing bars; green iridescent neck patch; no white; pinkish breast. Breeds across Europe and western Asia in farmland, woodland, and cliffs; partially migratory. Granivore feeding on weed seeds and grain. Nests in tree holes and rock crevices.

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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