Pohnpei Fruit-dove vs Eared Dove

Ptilinopus ponapensis verglichen mit Zenaida auriculata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Pohnpei Fruit-dove Eared Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus ponapensis Zenaida auriculata
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 25,4 cm (10.0 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Gewicht 105,0 g (3.70 oz) 117,83333333333333 g (4.16 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Eared Dove only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Eared Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Eared Dove

Gefieder

Eared Dove: gray-brown; pale below; black ear spot; iridescent neck gloss; pale belly; common South American dove; ear spot

About These Birds

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.

Eared Dove

Slender dove, 24–27 cm, similar to Mourning Dove with brown plumage, black facial spots, and a pointed tail, but shorter-tailed. Highly abundant across South America from Colombia to southern Argentina and Chile, the Caribbean and Galápagos. Granivore of seeds. One of South America's most numerous doves, forming huge flocks. Least Concern.

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