Negros Fruit-dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus arcanus verglichen mit Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Negros Fruit-dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus arcanus Ptilinopus ponapensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 20,0 cm (7.9 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Gewicht 85,9 g (3.03 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Negros Fruit-dove only

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Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Negros Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Negros Fruit-dove

Negros Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus arcanus), 20 cm. Known from a single specimen collected on Negros Island, Philippines, in 1953. Plumage details suggest affinity with black-naped fruit-doves. May be Extinct; no confirmed sightings in over 70 years. Deforestation has destroyed virtually all Negros lowland forest.

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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