Croaking Ground Dove vs Shining Imperial-pigeon

Columbina cruziana verglichen mit Ducula chalconota

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Croaking Ground Dove Shining Imperial-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columbina cruziana Ducula chalconota
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 17,3 cm (6.8 in) 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Gewicht 48,475 g (1.71 oz) 553,5 g (19.52 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Song & Call Comparison

Croaking Ground Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of tropical American dry forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Croaking Ground Dove

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

About These Birds

Croaking Ground Dove

Small dove, 17–20 cm, sandy-grey above, pinkish below, with a yellow bill base and a deep croaking call unlike other Columbina. Confined to arid coastal deserts and dry valleys from Ecuador to northern Chile. Granivore of desert seeds and plant material. Least Concern.

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.

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