Tanna Ground Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Pampusana ferruginea comparado con Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Tanna Ground Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Pampusana ferruginea Ptilinopus ponapensis
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Extinct Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Peso 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Tanna Ground Dove only

Ninguno

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Extinct

Tanna Ground Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Tanna Ground Dove

Plumaje

Tanna Ground Dove: extinct; brown above; pale below; bare facial skin; Vanuatu Tanna island; extinct through introduced predators

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Tanna Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 19–22 cm, ferruginous-rufous overall with a grey head and pale underparts. Extinct; formerly occurred on Tanna Island in Vanuatu. Last collected in the 19th century; became extinct through hunting and habitat loss following colonial settlement of the island.

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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