Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Blue-headed Wood-dove

Ducula chalconota verglichen mit Turtur brehmeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shining Imperial-pigeon Blue-headed Wood-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula chalconota Turtur brehmeri
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 25,3 cm (10.0 in)
Gewicht 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 121,2 g (4.28 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

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Blue-headed Wood-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Blue-headed Wood-dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing with blue-headed resonance; pure warm notes through dense humid tropical forest.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Blue-headed Wood-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.

Blue-headed Wood-dove

Small dove, 22–25 cm, rich rufous-brown with a blue-grey head, two small iridescent wing spots, and rose-pink breast. Confined to lowland rainforests of West and Central Africa from Guinea to the DRC. Terrestrial granivore of seeds on the forest floor. Least Concern.

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