Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Emerald-spotted Wood-dove

Ducula chalconota مقارنةً بـ Turtur chalcospilos

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shining Imperial-pigeon Emerald-spotted Wood-dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula chalconota Turtur chalcospilos
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 22,1 cm (8.7 in)
الوزن 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 65,36666666666666 g (2.31 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Emerald-spotted Wood-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Emerald-spotted Wood-dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes carrying through North American dry open terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Emerald-spotted Wood-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.

Emerald-spotted Wood-dove

Small dove, 20–22 cm, grey-brown with two iridescent green wing spots and a pale grey head. Widespread in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia and south to South Africa, in woodland, savanna, and forest edge. Granivore of seeds and termites on the ground. Least Concern.

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