Rodrigues Solitaire vs Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Pezophaps solitaria 对比 Ptilinopus ponapensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rodrigues Solitaire Pohnpei Fruit-dove
学名 Pezophaps solitaria Ptilinopus ponapensis
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Extinct Least Concern
体长
翼展 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
体重 22500.0 g (793.66 oz) 105.0 g (3.70 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Rodrigues Solitaire only

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

保护状况

Extinct

Rodrigues Solitaire

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Rodrigues Solitaire

羽毛

Rodrigues Solitaire: extinct; large; gray-brown; flightless; wing knobs used in combat; bare facial skin; Rodrigues island; lost

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Rodrigues Solitaire

Extinct flightless pigeon of Rodrigues Island, 70–90 cm and up to 28 kg. Sexually dimorphic; males bore bony wing knobs used in combat. Fed on fruits and seeds on the forest floor. Extinct by ~1730–1760 CE following human settlement and introduced pigs, rats, and cats. Closely related to the Dodo and Nicobar Pigeon.

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family