Metallic Pigeon vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Columba vitiensis в сравнении с Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Metallic Pigeon Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Научное название Columba vitiensis Ptilinopus ponapensis
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 43,3 cm (17.0 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Масса 372,8333333333333 g (13.15 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Metallic Pigeon only

Нет

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Metallic Pigeon

Пение

Soft, gentle cooing call; pure notes with mild quality, historically extinct passenger pigeon species.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Metallic Pigeon

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Metallic Pigeon

Оперение

Metallic Pigeon: dark glossy brown-black; brilliant metallic iridescent neck gloss; pale gray below; Pacific island species

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Metallic Pigeon

Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis) — 38–40 cm. Predominantly white head and underparts contrasting with dark metallic green back and wings; red bill and feet. Inhabits forest and forest edge across the Pacific from the Philippines and Moluccas through Melanesia to Fiji and Samoa. Frugivore.

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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