Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Passenger Pigeon

Ducula chalconota से तुलना Ectopistes migratorius

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Shining Imperial-pigeon Passenger Pigeon
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ducula chalconota Ectopistes migratorius
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 42.4 cm (16.7 in)
वजन 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 298.0 g (10.51 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

कोई नहीं

Passenger Pigeon only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Passenger Pigeon

गीत

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense tropical South American forest.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Passenger Pigeon

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.

Passenger Pigeon

Extinct North American pigeon, 38–41 cm, slate-blue head, brick-red breast, long pointed tail. Once the most abundant bird on Earth, forming flocks of billions in eastern North American deciduous forests. Granivore of acorns and seeds. Driven extinct by market hunting and deforestation; last individual died Cincinnati Zoo, 1 September 1914.

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