Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Polynesian Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota مقارنةً بـ Pampusana erythroptera

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shining Imperial-pigeon Polynesian Ground Dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula chalconota Pampusana erythroptera
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
الوزن 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 113,5 g (4.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Polynesian Ground Dove only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Critically Endangered

Polynesian Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Polynesian Ground Dove

الريش

Polynesian Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red facial skin; Polynesian islands; critically endangered; small

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.

Polynesian Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with grey and brown plumage, dark reddish flight feathers, and white-tipped tail. Native to French Polynesia; extinct on many islands but survives in remnant populations on Moorea, Mopelia, and a few other atolls. Critically Endangered due to introduced rats, cats, and habitat loss.

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