Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Sapphire Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota مقارنةً بـ Geotrygon saphirina

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shining Imperial-pigeon Sapphire Quail-Dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula chalconota Geotrygon saphirina
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 27,3 cm (10.7 in)
الوزن 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 171,2 g (6.04 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Sapphire Quail-Dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Sapphire Quail-Dove

الغناء

Soft, cooing with sapphire quality; pure warm notes through dense humid Caribbean island forest floor.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Sapphire Quail-Dove

About These Birds

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Shining Imperial-pigeon (Ducula chalconota), 38 cm. Richly iridescent bronze-green upperparts with a contrasting pale grey head and underparts. Found in montane forest of New Guinea from 700 to 2,200 m. Frugivore. Least Concern; common in hill and montane forest.

Sapphire Quail-Dove

Small, 24–27 cm, quail-dove with brilliant sapphire-blue iridescence on the crown and nape, contrasting with rufous-brown upperparts and a white facial stripe. Inhabits lowland and foothill humid forest from eastern Colombia and Peru to the Guianas and northern Brazil. Terrestrial forager of seeds. Least Concern.

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