Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Sapphire Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota comparado con Geotrygon saphirina

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Sapphire Quail-Dove
Nombre científico Ducula chalconota Geotrygon saphirina
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 27,3 cm (10.7 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 171,2 g (6.04 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Ninguno

Sapphire Quail-Dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Sapphire Quail-Dove

Canto

Soft, cooing with sapphire quality; pure warm notes through dense humid Caribbean island forest floor.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Sapphire Quail-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.

Sapphire Quail-Dove

Small, 24–27 cm, quail-dove with brilliant sapphire-blue iridescence on the crown and nape, contrasting with rufous-brown upperparts and a white facial stripe. Inhabits lowland and foothill humid forest from eastern Colombia and Peru to the Guianas and northern Brazil. Terrestrial forager of seeds. Least Concern.

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