Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove

Ducula chalconota مقارنةً بـ Macropygia doreya

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shining Imperial-pigeon Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula chalconota Macropygia doreya
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Not Evaluated
الطول
طول الجناح 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
الوزن 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 143,0 g (5.04 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes carrying through open African woodland habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Not Evaluated

Sultan's Cuckoo-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.

Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove

Large slender cuckoo-dove, 38–42 cm, rufous-brown with black-barred upperparts and a distinctive cinnamon-rufous head and breast. Inhabits lowland and hill forest on the western Papuan islands, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago. Frugivore of small fruits and berries in forest canopy. Least Concern.

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