Cameroon Olive-pigeon vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Columba sjostedti verglichen mit Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Cameroon Olive-pigeon Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba sjostedti Ptilinopus ponapensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 43,4 cm (17.1 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Gewicht 308,5 g (10.88 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Cameroon Olive-pigeon only

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Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Cameroon Olive-pigeon

Gesang

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

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Cameroon Olive-pigeon

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Cameroon Olive-pigeon

Gefieder

Cameroon Olive-pigeon: olive-gray; yellow orbital ring; purple neck gloss; Cameroon highlands montane forest endemic pigeon

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Cameroon Olive-pigeon

Cameroon Olive-pigeon (Columba sjostedti) — 36–40 cm. Dark purplish-grey; yellow bill and orbital ring; spotted wing coverts; white-tipped tail. Endemic to montane forest of Cameroon, Bioko Island, and adjacent Nigeria. Frugivore. Restricted-range species of the Cameroon Highlands.

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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