Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon

Ducula chalconota comparado con Petrophassa rufipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon
Nombre científico Ducula chalconota Petrophassa rufipennis
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 28,3 cm (11.1 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 154,0 g (5.43 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing with chestnut-quilled warmth; pure notes typical of Australian rocky canyon habitat.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Chestnut-quilled Rock-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.

Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon

Small, cryptic pigeon, 26–29 cm, with brown streaked plumage and rich chestnut-rufous flight feathers visible in flight. Confined to the rocky sandstone escarpments and gorges of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. Granivore of seeds and small grains. Least Concern.

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