Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Thick-billed Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota comparé à Pampusana salamonis

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Thick-billed Ground Dove only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Thick-billed Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Thick-billed Ground Dove

Plumage

Thick-billed Ground Dove: extinct; brown above; pale below; thick bill; bare facial skin; Solomon islands; extinct through habitat loss

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.

Thick-billed Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with dark brown upperparts, a grey head, and a notably thick, robust bill. Known from the Solomon Islands; last confirmed record in 1904. Critically Endangered (possibly Extinct) due to deforestation, hunting, and introduced predators throughout the Solomon Islands.

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