Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Dusky Pigeon

Ducula chalconota comparado con Patagioenas goodsoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Dusky Pigeon
Nombre científico Ducula chalconota Patagioenas goodsoni
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 29,7 cm (11.7 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 176,0 g (6.21 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Ninguno

Dusky Pigeon only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Dusky Pigeon

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of African dry woodland habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Dusky Pigeon

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.

Dusky Pigeon

Small-medium pigeon, 26–28 cm, uniformly dark sooty-brown with faint iridescent green on the neck. Restricted to humid Pacific-slope forests from Panama to northwest Ecuador. Frugivore of forest fruits. Poorly known and infrequently observed. Least Concern but potentially declining due to deforestation.

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