Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Golden-spotted Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota مقارنةً بـ Metriopelia aymara

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shining Imperial-pigeon Golden-spotted Ground Dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula chalconota Metriopelia aymara
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 23,2 cm (9.1 in)
الوزن 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 64,1 g (2.26 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Golden-spotted Ground Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Golden-spotted Ground Dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing with golden quality; delicate warm notes of this Andean golden-spotted dove species.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Golden-spotted Ground 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.

Golden-spotted Ground Dove

Small dove, 19–22 cm, sandy-brown with distinctive golden-yellow wing spots visible at rest and in flight. Inhabits open high-altitude Andean grassland and rocky slopes in Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina at 3,000–4,500 m. Granivore of seeds. Least Concern.

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