Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Bridled Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota 比較対象 Geotrygon mystacea

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon Bridled Quail-Dove
学名 Ducula chalconota Geotrygon mystacea
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 42.4 cm (16.7 in) 32.4 cm (12.8 in)
体重 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 197.0 g (6.95 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

None

Bridled Quail-Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Bridled Quail-Dove

さえずり

Soft, gentle cooing with bridled quality; warm notes typical of Caribbean island dense humid forest.

保全状況

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Bridled Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Bridled Quail-Dove

羽毛

Bridled Quail-Dove: brown above; pale below; dark bridle-like facial pattern; bare blue-gray orbital skin; Lesser Antilles 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.

Bridled Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 26–30 cm, with a brown and iridescent purple back, bold white facial stripe ('bridle'), grey underparts, and a rufous crown. Inhabits dense montane and lowland forest across the Lesser Antilles and Virgin Islands. Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. Near Threatened due to ongoing deforestation and hurricanes.

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