Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove

Ducula chalconota comparado com Macropygia amboinensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove
Nome científico Ducula chalconota Macropygia amboinensis
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 34,4 cm (13.5 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 174,0 g (6.14 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Nenhum

Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes carrying through African dry woodland habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Slender-billed Cuckoo-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.

Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove

Large slender cuckoo-dove, 37–42 cm, rufous-brown with fine black barring on the upperparts and a long, graduated tail. Widely distributed in forests and forest edges across the Moluccas, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago. Frugivore of small fruits, berries, and seeds. Least Concern.

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