Common Woodpigeon vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Columba palumbus comparado con Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Common Woodpigeon Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Columba palumbus Ptilinopus ponapensis
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 49,3 cm (19.4 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Peso 487,0 g (17.18 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-3 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Common Woodpigeon only

Ninguno

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Common Woodpigeon

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing call; pure notes with warm quality, now extinct, poorly known historically. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Common Woodpigeon

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Common Woodpigeon

Plumaje

Common Woodpigeon: blue-gray; white wing patches; white neck patch; pink breast; green neck gloss; common European woodland pigeon

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Common Woodpigeon

Paloma torcaz (Columba palumbus) — La paloma más grande de Europa, de hasta 45 cm. Inconfundible por las manchas blancas en el cuello y las alas. Común en bosques, parques y campos agrícolas desde Europa hasta Asia central. Parcialmente migratoria; forma enormes bandadas en invierno.

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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