Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Zenaida Dove

Ducula chalconota comparado con Zenaida aurita

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Zenaida Dove
Nombre científico Ducula chalconota Zenaida aurita
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 29,8 cm (11.7 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 151,5 g (5.34 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Ninguno

Zenaida Dove only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Zenaida Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Zenaida Dove

Plumaje

Zenaida Dove: brown-gray; iridescent neck; white wing stripe; short rounded tail; Caribbean dove; white wing stripe 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.

Zenaida Dove

Medium dove, 26–29 cm, with reddish-brown plumage, black facial and neck spots, iridescent neck patch, and a rounded tail with white corners. Native to the Caribbean islands from the Bahamas and Cuba to Barbados and Trinidad. Inhabits open woodland, scrub, and farmland. Granivore of seeds. Least Concern.

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