Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Barred Cuckoo-Dove

Ducula chalconota مقارنةً بـ Macropygia unchall

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shining Imperial-pigeon Barred Cuckoo-Dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula chalconota Macropygia unchall
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 35,0 cm (13.8 in)
الوزن 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Barred Cuckoo-Dove only

بلا

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Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Barred Cuckoo-Dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes with mild quality through African dry woodland. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Barred Cuckoo-Dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Barred Cuckoo-Dove

الريش

White-faced Cuckoo-dove: white face; rufous-brown above; barred below; long dark tail; New Guinea montane forest species

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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.

Barred Cuckoo-Dove

Large slender cuckoo-dove, 38–41 cm, with strongly barred rufous and black upperparts, a pale pinkish-buff underside, and a long graduated tail. Inhabits montane and foothill forests from the Himalayas through southern China to Indochina, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. Frugivore of small forest fruits and berries. Least Concern.

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