Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Brown-backed Dove

Ducula chalconota comparé à Leptotila battyi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Shining Imperial-pigeon Brown-backed Dove
Nom scientifique Ducula chalconota Leptotila battyi
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Vulnerable
Longueur
Envergure 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 27,0 cm (10.6 in)
Poids 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Brown-backed Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Brown-backed Dove

Chant

Soft, gentle cooing with brown-backed quality; warm notes typical of South American tropical forest floor.

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Vulnerable

Brown-backed Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Brown-backed Dove

Plumage

Brown-backed Dove: brown back contrasting pale head; pale buff below; bare red orbital skin; Coiba island endemic; brown back

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.

Brown-backed Dove

Medium dove, 25–28 cm, brown above with a rufous-brown back, grey head, and pale underparts. Confined to Coiba Island and adjacent small islands off western Panama. Inhabits lowland forest. Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. Near Threatened due to the restricted island range.

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