Pohnpei Fruit-dove vs Dodo

Ptilinopus ponapensis 비교 대상 Raphus cucullatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Pohnpei Fruit-dove Dodo
학명 Ptilinopus ponapensis Raphus cucullatus
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Extinct
체장
날개 폭 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
체중 105.0 g (3.70 oz) 18000.0 g (634.93 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

없음

Dodo only

없음

보전 상태

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Extinct

Dodo

How to Tell Them Apart

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Dodo

깃털

Dodo: extinct; large; gray-brown; vestigial wings; pale yellow bill with hook; bare facial skin; Mauritius endemic; icon of extinction

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.

Dodo

Iconic extinct flightless pigeon of Mauritius, ~100 cm and 10–18 kg, with grey plumage, vestigial wings, and a large hooked bill. Fed on fallen fruits; fearless of humans having evolved with no natural predators. Driven extinct by hunting and introduced animals by ~1690 CE; a global symbol of human-caused extinction.

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