Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Passenger Pigeon

Ducula chalconota verglichen mit Ectopistes migratorius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shining Imperial-pigeon Passenger Pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula chalconota Ectopistes migratorius
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Gewicht 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 298,0 g (10.51 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Passenger Pigeon

Gesang

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense tropical South American forest.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Passenger Pigeon

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.

Passenger Pigeon

Extinct North American pigeon, 38–41 cm, slate-blue head, brick-red breast, long pointed tail. Once the most abundant bird on Earth, forming flocks of billions in eastern North American deciduous forests. Granivore of acorns and seeds. Driven extinct by market hunting and deforestation; last individual died Cincinnati Zoo, 1 September 1914.

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