Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Polynesian Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota comparé à Pampusana erythroptera

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Shining Imperial-pigeon Polynesian Ground Dove
Nom scientifique Ducula chalconota Pampusana erythroptera
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Critically Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Poids 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 113,5 g (4.00 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Polynesian Ground Dove only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Critically Endangered

Polynesian Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Polynesian Ground Dove

Plumage

Polynesian Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red facial skin; Polynesian islands; critically endangered; small

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.

Polynesian Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with grey and brown plumage, dark reddish flight feathers, and white-tipped tail. Native to French Polynesia; extinct on many islands but survives in remnant populations on Moorea, Mopelia, and a few other atolls. Critically Endangered due to introduced rats, cats, and habitat loss.

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