Pohnpei Fruit-dove vs African Green-pigeon

Ptilinopus ponapensis 对比 Treron calvus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Pohnpei Fruit-dove African Green-pigeon
学名 Ptilinopus ponapensis Treron calvus
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 25.4 cm (10.0 in) 32.1 cm (12.6 in)
体重 105.0 g (3.70 oz) 208.8 g (7.37 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Pohnpei Fruit-dove only

African Green-pigeon only

保护状况

Least Concern

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

Least Concern

African Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Pohnpei Fruit-dove

African Green-pigeon

羽毛

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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