Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Sulawesi Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota comparado com Gallicolumba tristigmata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Sulawesi Ground Dove
Nome científico Ducula chalconota Gallicolumba tristigmata
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 31,9 cm (12.6 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 275,0 g (9.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Nenhum

Sulawesi Ground Dove only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Sulawesi Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Sulawesi Ground Dove

Plumagem

Sulawesi Ground Dove: brown above; yellow-orange orbital skin; pale buff below; orange patch on wing; Sulawesi endemic

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.

Sulawesi Ground Dove

Large ground dove, 30–35 cm, with brown and grey plumage, a white forehead, and three dark spots on the white breast suggesting a 'triple wound.' Endemic to Sulawesi and adjacent Togian and Banggai Islands. Inhabits lowland and hill forest floor. Granivore and frugivore. Vulnerable due to deforestation.

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