Pink Pigeon vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Nesoenas mayeri comparado com Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pink Pigeon Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Nome científico Nesoenas mayeri Ptilinopus ponapensis
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 41,7 cm (16.4 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Peso 308,0 g (10.86 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Pink Pigeon only

Nenhum

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Pink Pigeon

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of open Asian woodland and garden. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Pink Pigeon

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Pink Pigeon

Stocky Mascarene pigeon, 36–38 cm, with pale pinkish-brown plumage, white forehead, and red bill and eye-ring. Confined to Mauritius's native forests. Reduced to just 10 individuals in the 1980s; an intensive conservation programme involving captive breeding raised numbers to 400–500 birds. Frugivore of native forest fruits. Vulnerable.

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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