Grey-headed Quail-Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Geotrygon caniceps verglichen mit Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Grey-headed Quail-Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Geotrygon caniceps Ptilinopus ponapensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 29,7 cm (11.7 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Gewicht 201,0 g (7.09 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Grey-headed Quail-Dove only

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Grey-headed Quail-Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing with grey-headed quality; pure warm notes through South American humid forest floor.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Grey-headed Quail-Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Grey-headed Quail-Dove

Gefieder

Grey-headed Quail-Dove: gray head; brown back; pale buff below; bare blue facial skin; rufous-buff flanks; Cuba endemic species

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Grey-headed Quail-Dove

Small quail-dove, 24–27 cm, with a grey head and neck, rufous-brown back, white facial stripe, and pinkish-buff underparts. Inhabits montane and lowland forests of Cuba and the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola). Terrestrial forager of seeds and fruits on the forest floor. Vulnerable due to restricted island ranges and deforestation.

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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