Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Crested Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota comparado con Geotrygon versicolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Crested Quail-Dove
Nombre científico Ducula chalconota Geotrygon versicolor
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Near Threatened
Longitud
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 31,2 cm (12.3 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 225,0 g (7.94 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Ninguno

Crested Quail-Dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Crested Quail-Dove

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing with crested resonance; warm notes typical of dense neotropical forest floor habitat.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Near Threatened

Crested Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Crested Quail-Dove

Plumaje

Crested Quail-Dove: male with long black crest; iridescent violet-blue back; rufous flanks; white facial stripe; Jamaica endemic

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.

Crested Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 28–32 cm, with iridescent blue-green crown, a rufous-brown back, grey underparts, and a white facial stripe. Endemic to the Blue Mountains and other forested highlands of Jamaica. Terrestrial frugivore and seed-eater in dense montane forest. Vulnerable due to extremely limited range and continuing forest loss.

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