Polynesian Ground Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Pampusana erythroptera comparado com Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Polynesian Ground Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Nome científico Pampusana erythroptera Ptilinopus ponapensis
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Critically Endangered Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Peso 113,5 g (4.00 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Polynesian Ground Dove only

Nenhum

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Critically Endangered

Polynesian Ground Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Polynesian Ground Dove

Plumagem

Polynesian Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red facial skin; Polynesian islands; critically endangered; small

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Polynesian Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with grey and brown plumage, dark reddish flight feathers, and white-tipped tail. Native to French Polynesia; extinct on many islands but survives in remnant populations on Moorea, Mopelia, and a few other atolls. Critically Endangered due to introduced rats, cats, and habitat loss.

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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