Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Thick-billed Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota से तुलना Pampusana salamonis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Shining Imperial-pigeon Thick-billed Ground Dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ducula chalconota Pampusana salamonis
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)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

कोई नहीं

Thick-billed Ground Dove only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Thick-billed Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Thick-billed Ground Dove

पंख

Thick-billed Ground Dove: extinct; brown above; pale below; thick bill; bare facial skin; Solomon islands; extinct through habitat loss

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.

Thick-billed Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with dark brown upperparts, a grey head, and a notably thick, robust bill. Known from the Solomon Islands; last confirmed record in 1904. Critically Endangered (possibly Extinct) due to deforestation, hunting, and introduced predators throughout the Solomon Islands.

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