Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Eared Dove

Ducula chalconota verglichen mit Zenaida auriculata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shining Imperial-pigeon Eared Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula chalconota Zenaida auriculata
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Gewicht 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 117,83333333333333 g (4.16 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Eared Dove only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Eared Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Eared Dove

Gefieder

Eared Dove: gray-brown; pale below; black ear spot; iridescent neck gloss; pale belly; common South American dove; ear spot

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.

Eared Dove

Slender dove, 24–27 cm, similar to Mourning Dove with brown plumage, black facial spots, and a pointed tail, but shorter-tailed. Highly abundant across South America from Colombia to southern Argentina and Chile, the Caribbean and Galápagos. Granivore of seeds. One of South America's most numerous doves, forming huge flocks. Least Concern.

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