Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Grey-headed Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota comparado con Geotrygon caniceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Grey-headed Quail-Dove
Nombre científico Ducula chalconota Geotrygon caniceps
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Vulnerable
Longitud
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 29,7 cm (11.7 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 201,0 g (7.09 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Ninguno

Grey-headed Quail-Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Grey-headed Quail-Dove

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing with grey-headed quality; pure warm notes through South American humid forest floor.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Vulnerable

Grey-headed Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Grey-headed Quail-Dove

Plumaje

Grey-headed Quail-Dove: gray head; brown back; pale buff below; bare blue facial skin; rufous-buff flanks; Cuba endemic species

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.

Grey-headed Quail-Dove

Small quail-dove, 24–27 cm, with a grey head and neck, rufous-brown back, white facial stripe, and pinkish-buff underparts. Inhabits montane and lowland forests of Cuba and the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola). Terrestrial forager of seeds and fruits on the forest floor. Vulnerable due to restricted island ranges and deforestation.

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