Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Marquesas Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota से तुलना Pampusana rubescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Shining Imperial-pigeon Marquesas Ground Dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ducula chalconota Pampusana rubescens
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 42.4 cm (16.7 in)
वजन 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 60.0 g (2.12 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

कोई नहीं

Marquesas Ground Dove only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Endangered

Marquesas Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Marquesas Ground Dove

पंख

Marquesas Ground Dove: pale rufous-brown above; pale buff below; bare facial skin; Marquesas islands endemic; endangered

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.

Marquesas Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 19–21 cm, with warm rufous-brown plumage and paler underparts. Formerly occurred across the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. Extinct; last confirmed in the early 20th century; eliminated by introduced rats, cats, and habitat loss throughout the archipelago.

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