Purple Quail-Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Geotrygon purpurata verglichen mit Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Purple Quail-Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Geotrygon purpurata Ptilinopus ponapensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 26,8 cm (10.6 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Gewicht 142,0 g (5.01 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Purple Quail-Dove only

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Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Purple Quail-Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing with purple quality; warm resonant notes through humid Caribbean island forest floor.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Purple Quail-Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Purple Quail-Dove

Small, secretive quail-dove, 25–28 cm, with rich purple-iridescent upperparts, a grey crown, white facial stripe, and pale buff underparts. Inhabits lowland and foothill humid forest from Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes. Terrestrial granivore on the forest floor. Poorly known. Vulnerable due to ongoing 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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