Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Purple Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota से तुलना Geotrygon purpurata

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Shining Imperial-pigeon Purple Quail-Dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ducula chalconota Geotrygon purpurata
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 42.4 cm (16.7 in) 26.8 cm (10.6 in)
वजन 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 142.0 g (5.01 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

कोई नहीं

Purple Quail-Dove only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Purple Quail-Dove

गीत

Soft, gentle cooing with purple quality; warm resonant notes through humid Caribbean island forest floor.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Endangered

Purple Quail-Dove

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.

Purple Quail-Dove

Small, secretive quail-dove, 25–28 cm, with rich purple-iridescent upperparts, a grey crown, white facial stripe, and pale buff underparts. Inhabits lowland and foothill humid forest from Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes. Terrestrial granivore on the forest floor. Poorly known. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation.

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