Metallic Pigeon vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Columba vitiensis से तुलना Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Metallic Pigeon Pohnpei Fruit-dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Columba vitiensis Ptilinopus ponapensis
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 43.3 cm (17.0 in) 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
वजन 372.8333333333333 g (13.15 oz) 105.0 g (3.70 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Metallic Pigeon only

कोई नहीं

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Metallic Pigeon

गीत

Soft, gentle cooing call; pure notes with mild quality, historically extinct passenger pigeon species.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Metallic Pigeon

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Metallic Pigeon

पंख

Metallic Pigeon: dark glossy brown-black; brilliant metallic iridescent neck gloss; pale gray below; Pacific island species

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Metallic Pigeon

Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis) — 38–40 cm. Predominantly white head and underparts contrasting with dark metallic green back and wings; red bill and feet. Inhabits forest and forest edge across the Pacific from the Philippines and Moluccas through Melanesia to Fiji and Samoa. Frugivore.

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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