Purple Quail-Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Geotrygon purpurata comparado con Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Purple Quail-Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Geotrygon purpurata Ptilinopus ponapensis
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Endangered Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 26,8 cm (10.6 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Peso 142,0 g (5.01 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Purple Quail-Dove only

Ninguno

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Purple Quail-Dove

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing with purple quality; warm resonant notes through humid Caribbean island forest floor.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Estado de conservación

Endangered

Purple Quail-Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Purple Quail-Dove

Small, secretive quail-dove, 25–28 cm, with rich purple-iridescent upperparts, a grey crown, white facial stripe, and pale buff underparts. Inhabits lowland and foothill humid forest from Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes. Terrestrial granivore on the forest floor. Poorly known. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation.

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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