Santa Cruz Ground Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Pampusana sanctaecrucis comparado con Ptilinopus ponapensis

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Atributo Santa Cruz Ground Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Pampusana sanctaecrucis Ptilinopus ponapensis
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Endangered Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Peso 165,5 g (5.84 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Santa Cruz Ground Dove only

Ninguno

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Endangered

Santa Cruz Ground Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Santa Cruz Ground Dove

Plumaje

Santa Cruz Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red orbital skin; Santa Cruz islands endemic; endangered species

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Santa Cruz Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with brown upperparts, a grey head, and pale buff underparts. Known from the Santa Cruz Islands (Solomon Islands) and Espíritu Santo (Vanuatu). Inhabits dense lowland forest floor. Terrestrial frugivore. Critically Endangered; very few recent records and significant forest loss throughout its range.

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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