Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Dark-eared Brown-dove

Ducula chalconota verglichen mit Phapitreron brunneiceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shining Imperial-pigeon Dark-eared Brown-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula chalconota Phapitreron brunneiceps
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 27,6 cm (10.9 in)
Gewicht 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 131,2 g (4.63 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

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Dark-eared Brown-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Vulnerable

Dark-eared Brown-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Dark-eared Brown-dove

Gefieder

Dark-eared Brown-dove: dark ear patch; brown above; pale buff below; bare red orbital skin; Philippine endemic; dark ear diagnostic

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.

Dark-eared Brown-dove

Small dove, 21–23 cm, dark brown with a brown (rather than grey) head and iridescent purple neck. Restricted to the forests of Mindanao, Leyte, and Samar in the southern and eastern Philippines. Inhabits montane forest. Frugivore of small forest fruits. Least Concern.

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