Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Shy Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota 比較対象 Pampusana stairi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon Shy Ground Dove
学名 Ducula chalconota Pampusana stairi
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 42.4 cm (16.7 in)
体重 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 138.6 g (4.89 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

None

Shy Ground Dove only

None

保全状況

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Shy Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Shy Ground Dove

羽毛

Shy Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red-orange facial skin; Fiji islands endemic; secretive ground dove

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.

Shy Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 19–22 cm, with warm brown upperparts, a pale grey head, and whitish underparts. Shy and retiring, inhabiting dense lowland forest on Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. Terrestrial forager of seeds and small fruits. Vulnerable due to forest loss and introduced predators on Pacific islands.

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