Shining Imperial-pigeon vs White-faced Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota comparado con Zentrygon albifacies

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon White-faced Quail-Dove
Nombre científico Ducula chalconota Zentrygon albifacies
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) 276,75 g (9.76 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Ninguno

White-faced Quail-Dove only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

White-faced Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

White-faced Quail-Dove

Plumaje

White-faced Quail-Dove: white face; dark brown above; pale buff below; bare blue-gray orbital skin; Central American 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.

White-faced Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 25–29 cm, with brown upperparts, a distinctive white face and throat, grey crown, and pale buff underparts. Inhabits humid montane forest from southern Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas) to Honduras. Terrestrial forager of seeds and forest fruits. Least Concern.

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