Bonin Woodpigeon vs Shining Imperial-pigeon
Columba versicolor comparado con Ducula chalconota
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Bonin Woodpigeon | Shining Imperial-pigeon |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Columba versicolor | Ducula chalconota |
| Orden | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| Familia | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| Estado de conservación | Extinct | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | — | 42,4 cm (16.7 in) |
| Peso | — | 553,5 g (19.52 oz) |
| Dieta | -- | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Bonin Woodpigeon
Deep, mournful cooing with hollow quality; slow resonant notes of Bonin woodpigeon once echoing through forest.
Shining Imperial-pigeon
Estado de conservación
Bonin Woodpigeon
Shining Imperial-pigeon
How to Tell Them Apart
Bonin Woodpigeon
Bonin Woodpigeon: extinct; dark above; iridescent neck gloss; pale below; Bonin islands; known from specimens only; lost species
Shining Imperial-pigeon
About These Birds
Bonin Woodpigeon
Bonin Woodpigeon (Columba versicolor) — ~45 cm. Extinct. Inhabited Nakodo-jima and Chichi-jima in the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands, Japan. Dark iridescent plumage; last recorded in 1889. Driven to extinction by hunting and habitat clearance following colonisation of the islands.
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.