Black-winged Ground Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Metriopelia melanoptera verglichen mit Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-winged Ground Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Metriopelia melanoptera Ptilinopus ponapensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 26,1 cm (10.3 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Gewicht 102,21666666666665 g (3.61 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Black-winged Ground Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing with black-winged tone; pure notes typical of Andean high-altitude open terrain.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-winged Ground Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Black-winged Ground Dove

Small dove, 21–25 cm, with grey plumage, a pale bare facial ring, and broad black wings visible in flight. Inhabits open high-Andean puna and rocky hillsides from Peru and Bolivia to Chile and Argentina, at elevations from 2,000 to 5,000 m. Granivore of 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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