Tanna Ground Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Pampusana ferruginea verglichen mit Ptilinopus ponapensis

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Merkmal Tanna Ground Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pampusana ferruginea Ptilinopus ponapensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Gewicht 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Tanna Ground Dove only

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Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Tanna Ground Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Tanna Ground Dove

Gefieder

Tanna Ground Dove: extinct; brown above; pale below; bare facial skin; Vanuatu Tanna island; extinct through introduced predators

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Tanna Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 19–22 cm, ferruginous-rufous overall with a grey head and pale underparts. Extinct; formerly occurred on Tanna Island in Vanuatu. Last collected in the 19th century; became extinct through hunting and habitat loss following colonial settlement of the island.

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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