Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota comparé à Zentrygon lawrencii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Shining Imperial-pigeon Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
Nom scientifique Ducula chalconota Zentrygon lawrencii
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 27,5 cm (10.8 in)
Poids 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 220,0 g (7.76 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

Plumage

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove: purplish iridescent back; dark brown above; pale buff below; bare blue-gray facial skin; Central America

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.

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 24–28 cm, with purplish-brown iridescent upperparts, a white facial stripe, grey head, and pale underparts. Inhabits humid montane and submontane forest in Costa Rica, Panama, and western Colombia. Terrestrial granivore and frugivore. Least Concern.

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