Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Grey-headed Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota 比較対象 Geotrygon caniceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon Grey-headed Quail-Dove
学名 Ducula chalconota Geotrygon caniceps
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 42.4 cm (16.7 in) 29.7 cm (11.7 in)
体重 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 201.0 g (7.09 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

None

Grey-headed Quail-Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Grey-headed Quail-Dove

さえずり

Soft, gentle cooing with grey-headed quality; pure warm notes through South American humid forest floor.

保全状況

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Vulnerable

Grey-headed Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Grey-headed Quail-Dove

羽毛

Grey-headed Quail-Dove: gray head; brown back; pale buff below; bare blue facial skin; rufous-buff flanks; Cuba endemic species

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.

Grey-headed Quail-Dove

Small quail-dove, 24–27 cm, with a grey head and neck, rufous-brown back, white facial stripe, and pinkish-buff underparts. Inhabits montane and lowland forests of Cuba and the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola). Terrestrial forager of seeds and fruits on the forest floor. Vulnerable due to restricted island ranges and deforestation.

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