Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Bare-faced Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota مقارنةً بـ Metriopelia ceciliae

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shining Imperial-pigeon Bare-faced Ground Dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula chalconota Metriopelia ceciliae
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 19,0 cm (7.5 in)
الوزن 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 57,5 g (2.03 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Bare-faced Ground Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Bare-faced Ground Dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes with white-tipped quality through tropical forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Bare-faced 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.

Bare-faced Ground Dove

Small dove, 17–19 cm, sandy-buff with a bold bare yellow-orange facial patch, dark wings, and pale underparts. Inhabits open Andean hillsides and high-altitude scrub from Peru to northern Chile and Argentina, often above 3,000 m. Granivore of seeds. One of the highest-altitude doves in the world. Least Concern.

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