Marquesas Ground Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Pampusana rubescens comparado con Ptilinopus ponapensis

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Atributo Marquesas Ground Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Pampusana rubescens Ptilinopus ponapensis
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Endangered Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Peso 60,0 g (2.12 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Marquesas Ground Dove only

Ninguno

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Endangered

Marquesas Ground Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Marquesas Ground Dove

Plumaje

Marquesas Ground Dove: pale rufous-brown above; pale buff below; bare facial skin; Marquesas islands endemic; endangered

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Marquesas Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 19–21 cm, with warm rufous-brown plumage and paler underparts. Formerly occurred across the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. Extinct; last confirmed in the early 20th century; eliminated by introduced rats, cats, and habitat loss throughout the archipelago.

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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