Brown-backed Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Leptotila battyi verglichen mit Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Brown-backed Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leptotila battyi Ptilinopus ponapensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 27,0 cm (10.6 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Gewicht 161,0 g (5.68 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Brown-backed Dove only

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Brown-backed Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing with brown-backed quality; warm notes typical of South American tropical forest floor.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Brown-backed Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Brown-backed Dove

Gefieder

Brown-backed Dove: brown back contrasting pale head; pale buff below; bare red orbital skin; Coiba island endemic; brown back

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Brown-backed Dove

Medium dove, 25–28 cm, brown above with a rufous-brown back, grey head, and pale underparts. Confined to Coiba Island and adjacent small islands off western Panama. Inhabits lowland forest. Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. Near Threatened due to the restricted island range.

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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