Violaceous Quail-Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Geotrygon violacea comparado con Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Violaceous Quail-Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Geotrygon violacea Ptilinopus ponapensis
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 28,7 cm (11.3 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Peso 120,0 g (4.23 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Violaceous Quail-Dove only

Ninguno

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Violaceous Quail-Dove

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing with violaceous quality; warm resonant notes through dense South American humid forest.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Violaceous Quail-Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Violaceous Quail-Dove

Plumaje

Violaceous Quail-Dove: iridescent violet-blue glossed back; brown above; pale buff below; white supercilium; neotropical forest

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Violaceous Quail-Dove

Small quail-dove, 23–26 cm, with a violet iridescent crown and nape, rufous back, white facial stripe, and pale buff-white underparts. Inhabits lowland humid forest from Nicaragua through Colombia to Bolivia, southeastern Brazil, and Argentina. Terrestrial frugivore of fallen fruits and seeds. Least Concern.

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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