Passenger Pigeon vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Ectopistes migratorius в сравнении с Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Passenger Pigeon Pohnpei Fruit-dove
Научное название Ectopistes migratorius Ptilinopus ponapensis
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Extinct Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Масса 298,0 g (10.51 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Passenger Pigeon only

Нет

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Passenger Pigeon

Пение

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense tropical South American forest.

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Охранный статус

Extinct

Passenger Pigeon

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Passenger Pigeon

Extinct North American pigeon, 38–41 cm, slate-blue head, brick-red breast, long pointed tail. Once the most abundant bird on Earth, forming flocks of billions in eastern North American deciduous forests. Granivore of acorns and seeds. Driven extinct by market hunting and deforestation; last individual died Cincinnati Zoo, 1 September 1914.

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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