Shining Imperial-pigeon vs West Peruvian Dove

Ducula chalconota مقارنةً بـ Zenaida meloda

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shining Imperial-pigeon West Peruvian Dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula chalconota Zenaida meloda
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 31,6 cm (12.4 in)
الوزن 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 209,5 g (7.39 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

West Peruvian Dove only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

West Peruvian Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

West Peruvian Dove

الريش

West Peruvian Dove: pale gray-brown; pale buff below; iridescent neck; white wing stripe; Peruvian Pacific coast species

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.

West Peruvian Dove

Medium dove, 27–30 cm, similar to White-winged Dove with a white wing stripe, but slightly paler and more olive-tinged. Restricted to the Pacific coast and dry valleys of Peru and Chile. Inhabits arid coastal scrub, desert edge, and agricultural areas. Granivore of seeds and cactus fruits. Least Concern.

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