Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Eared Dove

Ducula chalconota مقارنةً بـ Zenaida auriculata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shining Imperial-pigeon Eared Dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula chalconota Zenaida auriculata
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
الوزن 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 117,83333333333333 g (4.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Eared Dove only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Eared Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Eared Dove

الريش

Eared Dove: gray-brown; pale below; black ear spot; iridescent neck gloss; pale belly; common South American dove; ear spot

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.

Eared Dove

Slender dove, 24–27 cm, similar to Mourning Dove with brown plumage, black facial spots, and a pointed tail, but shorter-tailed. Highly abundant across South America from Colombia to southern Argentina and Chile, the Caribbean and Galápagos. Granivore of seeds. One of South America's most numerous doves, forming huge flocks. Least Concern.

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