Pohnpei Fruit-dove vs African Green-pigeon

Ptilinopus ponapensis comparado com Treron calvus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pohnpei Fruit-dove African Green-pigeon
Nome científico Ptilinopus ponapensis Treron calvus
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 25,4 cm (10.0 in) 32,1 cm (12.6 in)
Peso 105,0 g (3.70 oz) 208,8 g (7.37 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

African Green-pigeon only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Least Concern

African Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

African Green-pigeon

Plumagem

African Green-pigeon: bright grass-green body; yellow-green underparts; red orbital skin; red bill; common sub-Saharan African species

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.

African Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–30 cm, bright green with a yellow-green head, yellowish underparts, and orange orbital skin (hence 'calvus' = bald). Widespread across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegambia to Ethiopia and south to KwaZulu-Natal, in woodland, savanna forest, and gardens. Frugivore of figs and wild berries. Least Concern.

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