Shining Imperial-pigeon vs White-throated Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota verglichen mit Pampusana xanthonura

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shining Imperial-pigeon White-throated Ground Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula chalconota Pampusana xanthonura
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Gewicht 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 115,75 g (4.08 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

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White-throated Ground Dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Near Threatened

White-throated Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

White-throated Ground Dove

Gefieder

White-throated Ground Dove: white throat; brown above; pale buff below; bare red facial skin; Mariana islands endemic 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.

White-throated Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–24 cm, with dark brown upperparts, a white throat, and yellowish underparts. Confined to the forests of the Mariana Islands (Guam and Northern Marianas). Inhabits primary and secondary forest floor. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to deforestation and introduced predators including the brown tree snake.

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