Tooth-billed Pigeon vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Didunculus strigirostris в сравнении с Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Tooth-billed Pigeon Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Научное название Didunculus strigirostris Ptilinopus ponapensis
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Critically Endangered Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 37,6 cm (14.8 in) 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Масса 400,0 g (14.11 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Tooth-billed Pigeon only

Нет

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Нет

Охранный статус

Critically Endangered

Tooth-billed Pigeon

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Tooth-billed Pigeon

Оперение

Tooth-billed Pigeon: dark chestnut; glossy neck; pale below; hooked tooth-like bill; Samoa endemic; critically endangered unique pigeon

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Tooth-billed Pigeon

Unusual, stocky pigeon, 29–31 cm, with dark green and chestnut-rufous plumage and a uniquely hooked, tooth-like bill unlike any other living pigeon. Endemic to Samoa. Inhabits montane and secondary forest. Feeds on fruits and seeds on the ground and in trees. Endangered due to deforestation and cyclone damage.

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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