Little Cuckoo-Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Macropygia ruficeps verglichen mit Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Little Cuckoo-Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Macropygia ruficeps 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 82,43333333333334 g (2.91 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Little Cuckoo-Dove only

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Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Little Cuckoo-Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes characteristic of Australian dry open habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Little Cuckoo-Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Little Cuckoo-Dove

Small, slender cuckoo-dove, 28–32 cm, rufous with a distinctive rusty-red crown, finely barred upperparts, and a long tail. Found in montane and foothill forests from the eastern Himalayas through Indochina, southern China, and into Sumatra, Borneo, and Java. Frugivore of small berries. 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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