Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Dark-eared Brown-dove

Ducula chalconota comparado con Phapitreron brunneiceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Dark-eared Brown-dove
Nombre científico Ducula chalconota Phapitreron brunneiceps
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Vulnerable
Longitud
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 27,6 cm (10.9 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 131,2 g (4.63 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Ninguno

Dark-eared Brown-dove only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Vulnerable

Dark-eared Brown-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Dark-eared Brown-dove

Plumaje

Dark-eared Brown-dove: dark ear patch; brown above; pale buff below; bare red orbital skin; Philippine endemic; dark ear diagnostic

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.

Dark-eared Brown-dove

Small dove, 21–23 cm, dark brown with a brown (rather than grey) head and iridescent purple neck. Restricted to the forests of Mindanao, Leyte, and Samar in the southern and eastern Philippines. Inhabits montane forest. Frugivore of small forest fruits. Least Concern.

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