Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Violaceous Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota 比較対象 Geotrygon violacea

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon Violaceous Quail-Dove
学名 Ducula chalconota Geotrygon violacea
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 42.4 cm (16.7 in) 28.7 cm (11.3 in)
体重 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 120.0 g (4.23 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

None

Violaceous Quail-Dove only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Violaceous Quail-Dove

さえずり

Soft, gentle cooing with violaceous quality; warm resonant notes through dense South American humid forest.

保全状況

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Violaceous Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Violaceous Quail-Dove

羽毛

Violaceous Quail-Dove: iridescent violet-blue glossed back; brown above; pale buff below; white supercilium; neotropical forest

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.

Violaceous Quail-Dove

Small quail-dove, 23–26 cm, with a violet iridescent crown and nape, rufous back, white facial stripe, and pale buff-white underparts. Inhabits lowland humid forest from Nicaragua through Colombia to Bolivia, southeastern Brazil, and Argentina. Terrestrial frugivore of fallen fruits and seeds. Least Concern.

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