Thick-billed Ground Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Pampusana salamonis comparado con Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Thick-billed Ground Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Pampusana salamonis 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

Thick-billed Ground Dove only

Ninguno

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Extinct

Thick-billed Ground Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Thick-billed Ground Dove

Plumaje

Thick-billed Ground Dove: extinct; brown above; pale below; thick bill; bare facial skin; Solomon islands; extinct through habitat loss

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Thick-billed Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with dark brown upperparts, a grey head, and a notably thick, robust bill. Known from the Solomon Islands; last confirmed record in 1904. Critically Endangered (possibly Extinct) due to deforestation, hunting, and introduced predators throughout the Solomon Islands.

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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