Shining Imperial-pigeon vs White-throated Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota comparé à Zentrygon frenata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Shining Imperial-pigeon White-throated Quail-Dove
Nom scientifique Ducula chalconota Zentrygon frenata
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 31,2 cm (12.3 in)
Poids 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 295,0 g (10.41 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

White-throated Quail-Dove only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

White-throated Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

White-throated Quail-Dove

Plumage

White-throated Quail-Dove: white throat; dark brown above; rufous-buff below; bare blue-gray facial skin; South American species

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-throated Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 26–30 cm, with brown upperparts, grey head, white throat, and a whitish band across the upper breast. Inhabits humid montane forest in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia. Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. Least Concern.

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