Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove

Ducula chalconota comparado con Macropygia nigrirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove
Nombre científico Ducula chalconota Macropygia nigrirostris
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 29,3 cm (11.5 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 86,7 g (3.06 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Ninguno

Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove

Canto

Loud, resonant cooing; carrying notes given from open woodland and scrub in Australia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove

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.

Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove

Slender cuckoo-dove, 30–34 cm, rufous-brown with a fine dark-barred back, long tail, and a distinctive dark (black) bill. Inhabits lowland and foothill forests of New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Frugivore of small forest fruits. Least Concern.

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