Pallid Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Leptotila pallida verglichen mit Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Pallid Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leptotila pallida Ptilinopus ponapensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 27,2 cm (10.7 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Gewicht 143,0 g (5.04 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Pallid Dove only

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Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Pallid Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing with pallid tone; pure notes typical of arid South American open dry rocky terrain.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Pallid Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Pallid Dove

Gefieder

Pallid Dove: pale sandy-buff overall; pale gray head; barely visible facial markings; bare red orbital skin; Pacific slope species

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Pallid Dove

Medium dove, 25–28 cm, pale brown above with a very pale grey-white head, giving an overall washed-out, pale appearance. Found in humid lowland Pacific forest from Colombia to Ecuador. Terrestrial forager of fruits and seeds on the forest floor. 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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