Shy Ground Dove vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Pampusana stairi comparado com Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shy Ground Dove Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Nome científico Pampusana stairi Ptilinopus ponapensis
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Peso 138,6 g (4.89 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Shy Ground Dove only

Nenhum

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Shy Ground Dove

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shy Ground Dove

Plumagem

Shy Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red-orange facial skin; Fiji islands endemic; secretive ground dove

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Shy Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 19–22 cm, with warm brown upperparts, a pale grey head, and whitish underparts. Shy and retiring, inhabiting dense lowland forest on Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. Terrestrial forager of seeds and small fruits. Vulnerable due to forest loss and introduced predators on Pacific islands.

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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