New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon vs African Collared-dove

Ducula goliath verglichen mit Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon African Collared-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula goliath Streptopelia roseogrisea
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 58,6 cm (23.1 in) 31,8 cm (12.5 in)
Gewicht 782,6 g (27.61 oz) 152,33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon

African Collared-dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes through dense forest in Timor region. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon

New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon (Ducula goliath), 55 cm. Largest living pigeon; dark metallic green upperparts, pale grey head and reddish-maroon underparts. Endemic to New Caledonia's main island (Grande Terre). Inhabits dense humid forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; restricted to shrinking native forest.

African Collared-dove

Small dove, 26–29 cm, pale pinkish-grey with a black hindneck collar and white tail corners. Native to arid zones of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia and south to Tanzania. The ancestor of the domesticated Barbary Dove (ring-necked dove). Granivore of grass seeds and small grains in dry savanna, farmland, and desert edge. Least Concern.

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