Grey-headed Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Leptotila plumbeiceps verglichen mit Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Grey-headed Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leptotila plumbeiceps Ptilinopus ponapensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 28,2 cm (11.1 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Gewicht 172,0 g (6.07 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Grey-headed Dove only

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Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Grey-headed Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing with grey-headed quality; warm notes typical of South American dry tropical forest.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Grey-headed Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Grey-headed Dove

Gefieder

Grey-headed Dove: gray head; brown above; pale pinkish-buff below; long graduated tail; bare red facial skin; Central American

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Grey-headed Dove

Medium dove, 25–28 cm, brown above with a grey head and pale grey breast graduating to white on the belly. Inhabits humid lowland and foothill forest from Mexico through Central America to Colombia and Venezuela. Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. 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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