Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove

Ducula chalconota verglichen mit Macropygia nigrirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shining Imperial-pigeon Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula chalconota Macropygia nigrirostris
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 29,3 cm (11.5 in)
Gewicht 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 86,7 g (3.06 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

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Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove

Gesang

Loud, resonant cooing; carrying notes given from open woodland and scrub in Australia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Black-billed 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.

Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove

Slender cuckoo-dove, 30–34 cm, rufous-brown with a fine dark-barred back, long tail, and a distinctive dark (black) bill. Inhabits lowland and foothill forests of New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Frugivore of small forest fruits. Least Concern.

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