Norfolk Ground Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Pampusana norfolkensis verglichen mit Ptilinopus ponapensis

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Merkmal Norfolk Ground Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pampusana norfolkensis Ptilinopus ponapensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated 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

Norfolk Ground Dove only

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Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Norfolk Ground Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Norfolk Ground Dove

Gefieder

Norfolk Ground Dove: dark brown above; pale below; bare facial skin; Norfolk island endemic; now extinct; lost island species

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Norfolk Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with dark brown upperparts and pale buff underparts. Extinct; formerly inhabited Norfolk Island in the southwestern Pacific. Last confirmed record in the 1800s; became extinct through hunting and habitat clearance following European settlement.

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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