Tooth-billed Pigeon vs Shining Imperial-pigeon

Didunculus strigirostris 比較対象 Ducula chalconota

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tooth-billed Pigeon Shining Imperial-pigeon
学名 Didunculus strigirostris Ducula chalconota
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保全状況 Critically Endangered Least Concern
体長
翼開長 37.6 cm (14.8 in) 42.4 cm (16.7 in)
体重 400.0 g (14.11 oz) 553.5 g (19.52 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Tooth-billed Pigeon only

None

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

None

保全状況

Critically Endangered

Tooth-billed Pigeon

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Tooth-billed Pigeon

羽毛

Tooth-billed Pigeon: dark chestnut; glossy neck; pale below; hooked tooth-like bill; Samoa endemic; critically endangered unique pigeon

Shining Imperial-pigeon

About These Birds

Tooth-billed Pigeon

Unusual, stocky pigeon, 29–31 cm, with dark green and chestnut-rufous plumage and a uniquely hooked, tooth-like bill unlike any other living pigeon. Endemic to Samoa. Inhabits montane and secondary forest. Feeds on fruits and seeds on the ground and in trees. Endangered due to deforestation and cyclone damage.

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.

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