Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Scaled Pigeon

Ducula chalconota مقارنةً بـ Patagioenas speciosa

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shining Imperial-pigeon Scaled Pigeon
الاسم العلمي Ducula chalconota Patagioenas speciosa
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 36,9 cm (14.5 in)
الوزن 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 279,0 g (9.84 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Scaled Pigeon only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Scaled Pigeon

الغناء

Deep, resonant cooing with scaled quality; warm carrying notes echoing through dense neotropical humid forest.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Scaled Pigeon

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.

Scaled Pigeon

Striking forest pigeon, 30–33 cm, with heavily scalloped black-and-white upperpart feathers creating a bold patterned effect. Inhabits lowland and foothill tropical forests from Mexico through Central America to Bolivia and Brazil. Frugivore of forest fruits and berries. Inconspicuous despite distinctive plumage. Least Concern.

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