Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove

Ducula chalconota مقارنةً بـ Macropygia mackinlayi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shining Imperial-pigeon Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula chalconota Macropygia mackinlayi
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 29,7 cm (11.7 in)
الوزن 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 86,8 g (3.06 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove

الغناء

Loud, resonant cooing; carrying notes given from open rocky terrain in Australia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Cuckoo-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.

Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove

Medium cuckoo-dove, 30–33 cm, pale buff-brown with dark spots across the breast, a rufous back, and a long tail. Inhabits secondary growth and forest edge on the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands. Frugivore of small fruits and berries. Least Concern.

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