Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Tanna Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota verglichen mit Pampusana ferruginea

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Merkmal Shining Imperial-pigeon Tanna Ground Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula chalconota Pampusana ferruginea
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)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Tanna Ground Dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Tanna Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Tanna Ground Dove

Gefieder

Tanna Ground Dove: extinct; brown above; pale below; bare facial skin; Vanuatu Tanna island; extinct through introduced predators

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.

Tanna Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 19–22 cm, ferruginous-rufous overall with a grey head and pale underparts. Extinct; formerly occurred on Tanna Island in Vanuatu. Last collected in the 19th century; became extinct through hunting and habitat loss following colonial settlement of the island.

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