Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Ducula chalconota comparado con Macropygia phasianella

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Nombre científico Ducula chalconota Macropygia phasianella
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 211,0 g (7.44 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Ninguno

Brown Cuckoo-Dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Canto

Soft, gentle trilling whistle; characteristic pure notes carrying across Australian dry open terrain.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Brown 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.

Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Large slender cuckoo-dove, 40–43 cm, pale rufous-brown with fine black barring on the upper parts, a pheasant-like tail, and pink-washed underparts. Inhabits rainforest and forest edge from the Moluccas and eastern Indonesia through New Guinea to eastern Australia. Frugivore of small fruits. Least Concern.

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