Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Sapphire Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota verglichen mit Geotrygon saphirina

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shining Imperial-pigeon Sapphire Quail-Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula chalconota Geotrygon saphirina
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 27,3 cm (10.7 in)
Gewicht 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 171,2 g (6.04 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

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Sapphire Quail-Dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Sapphire Quail-Dove

Gesang

Soft, cooing with sapphire quality; pure warm notes through dense humid Caribbean island forest floor.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Sapphire Quail-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.

Sapphire Quail-Dove

Small, 24–27 cm, quail-dove with brilliant sapphire-blue iridescence on the crown and nape, contrasting with rufous-brown upperparts and a white facial stripe. Inhabits lowland and foothill humid forest from eastern Colombia and Peru to the Guianas and northern Brazil. Terrestrial forager of seeds. Least Concern.

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