Seram Mountain-pigeon vs Thick-billed Ground-pigeon

Gymnophaps stalkeri verglichen mit Trugon terrestris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Seram Mountain-pigeon Thick-billed Ground-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Gymnophaps stalkeri Trugon terrestris
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 40,4 cm (15.9 in) 34,7 cm (13.7 in)
Gewicht 334,0 g (11.78 oz) 375,75 g (13.25 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Seram Mountain-pigeon only

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Song & Call Comparison

Seram Mountain-pigeon

Thick-billed Ground-pigeon

Gesang

Soft, thick-billed cooing with resonant quality; deep warm notes through dense New Guinea lowland forest.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Seram Mountain-pigeon

Least Concern

Thick-billed Ground-pigeon

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How to Tell Them Apart

Seram Mountain-pigeon

Thick-billed Ground-pigeon

Gefieder

Croaking Ground Dove: brown; rufous wing patches; pale below; scaly neck; short tail; Peruvian Pacific slope ground dove

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About These Birds

Seram Mountain-pigeon

Seram Mountain-pigeon (Gymnophaps stalkeri), 35 cm. Similar to Buru Mountain-pigeon; dark grey with rufous-chestnut underparts. Endemic to Seram Island, Maluku, Indonesia. Inhabits montane forest above 900 m. Frugivore. Vulnerable; island endemic dependent on intact highland forest.

Thick-billed Ground-pigeon

Stout, medium-large ground pigeon, 28–32 cm, with olive-brown upperparts, a thick pale bill, white facial markings, and rufous-barred underparts. Restricted to dense lowland and foothill rainforest of New Guinea. Terrestrial forager of seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates on the forest floor. Least Concern.

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