Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Shy Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota verglichen mit Pampusana stairi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shining Imperial-pigeon Shy Ground Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula chalconota Pampusana stairi
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Gewicht 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 138,6 g (4.89 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

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Shy Ground Dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Shy Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Shy Ground Dove

Gefieder

Shy Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red-orange facial skin; Fiji islands endemic; secretive ground 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.

Shy Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 19–22 cm, with warm brown upperparts, a pale grey head, and whitish underparts. Shy and retiring, inhabiting dense lowland forest on Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. Terrestrial forager of seeds and small fruits. Vulnerable due to forest loss and introduced predators on Pacific islands.

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