Violaceous Quail-Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Geotrygon violacea verglichen mit Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Violaceous Quail-Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Geotrygon violacea Ptilinopus ponapensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 28,7 cm (11.3 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Gewicht 120,0 g (4.23 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Violaceous Quail-Dove only

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Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Violaceous Quail-Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing with violaceous quality; warm resonant notes through dense South American humid forest.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Violaceous Quail-Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Violaceous Quail-Dove

Gefieder

Violaceous Quail-Dove: iridescent violet-blue glossed back; brown above; pale buff below; white supercilium; neotropical forest

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Violaceous Quail-Dove

Small quail-dove, 23–26 cm, with a violet iridescent crown and nape, rufous back, white facial stripe, and pale buff-white underparts. Inhabits lowland humid forest from Nicaragua through Colombia to Bolivia, southeastern Brazil, and Argentina. Terrestrial frugivore of fallen fruits and seeds. Least Concern.

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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