Pohnpei Fruit-dove vs West Peruvian Dove

Ptilinopus ponapensis verglichen mit Zenaida meloda

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Pohnpei Fruit-dove West Peruvian Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus ponapensis Zenaida meloda
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 25,4 cm (10.0 in) 31,6 cm (12.4 in)
Gewicht 105,0 g (3.70 oz) 209,5 g (7.39 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

West Peruvian Dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Least Concern

West Peruvian Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

West Peruvian Dove

Gefieder

West Peruvian Dove: pale gray-brown; pale buff below; iridescent neck; white wing stripe; Peruvian Pacific coast species

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.

West Peruvian Dove

Medium dove, 27–30 cm, similar to White-winged Dove with a white wing stripe, but slightly paler and more olive-tinged. Restricted to the Pacific coast and dry valleys of Peru and Chile. Inhabits arid coastal scrub, desert edge, and agricultural areas. Granivore of seeds and cactus fruits. Least Concern.

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