Pohnpei Fruit-dove vs Thick-billed Green-pigeon

Ptilinopus ponapensis comparé à Treron curvirostra

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Pohnpei Fruit-dove Thick-billed Green-pigeon
Nom scientifique Ptilinopus ponapensis Treron curvirostra
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 25,4 cm (10.0 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Poids 105,0 g (3.70 oz) 143,16666666666666 g (5.05 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Thick-billed Green-pigeon only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Thick-billed Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Thick-billed Green-pigeon

Plumage

Thick-billed Green-pigeon: thick heavy bill; bright green; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; Southeast Asian forest species

About These Birds

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.

Thick-billed Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–30 cm, named for its notably thick, curved bill adapted for crushing large fig seeds; male has a red bill base and maroon shoulder; female is green. Widespread in lowland and hill forest from the eastern Himalayas through Indochina to Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines. Frugivore of hard-seeded figs. Least Concern.

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