Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Emerald-spotted Wood-dove

Ducula chalconota verglichen mit Turtur chalcospilos

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shining Imperial-pigeon Emerald-spotted Wood-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula chalconota Turtur chalcospilos
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 22,1 cm (8.7 in)
Gewicht 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 65,36666666666666 g (2.31 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

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Emerald-spotted Wood-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Emerald-spotted Wood-dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes carrying through North American dry open terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Emerald-spotted 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.

Emerald-spotted Wood-dove

Small dove, 20–22 cm, grey-brown with two iridescent green wing spots and a pale grey head. Widespread in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia and south to South Africa, in woodland, savanna, and forest edge. Granivore of seeds and termites on the ground. Least Concern.

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