Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove

Ducula chalconota مقارنةً بـ Macropygia nigrirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shining Imperial-pigeon Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula chalconota Macropygia nigrirostris
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 29,3 cm (11.5 in)
الوزن 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 86,7 g (3.06 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove

الغناء

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

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Black-billed 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.

Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove

Slender cuckoo-dove, 30–34 cm, rufous-brown with a fine dark-barred back, long tail, and a distinctive dark (black) bill. Inhabits lowland and foothill forests of New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Frugivore of small forest fruits. Least Concern.

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