Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Grey-headed Dove

Ducula chalconota comparado com Leptotila plumbeiceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Grey-headed Dove
Nome científico Ducula chalconota Leptotila plumbeiceps
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 28,2 cm (11.1 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 172,0 g (6.07 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Nenhum

Grey-headed Dove only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Grey-headed Dove

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing with grey-headed quality; warm notes typical of South American dry tropical forest.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Grey-headed Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Grey-headed Dove

Plumagem

Grey-headed Dove: gray head; brown above; pale pinkish-buff below; long graduated tail; bare red facial skin; Central American

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 Dove

Medium dove, 25–28 cm, brown above with a grey head and pale grey breast graduating to white on the belly. Inhabits humid lowland and foothill forest from Mexico through Central America to Colombia and Venezuela. Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. Least Concern.

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