Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Polynesian Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota comparado com Pampusana erythroptera

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Polynesian Ground Dove
Nome científico Ducula chalconota Pampusana erythroptera
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Critically Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 113,5 g (4.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Nenhum

Polynesian Ground Dove only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Critically Endangered

Polynesian Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Polynesian Ground Dove

Plumagem

Polynesian Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red facial skin; Polynesian islands; critically endangered; small

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.

Polynesian Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with grey and brown plumage, dark reddish flight feathers, and white-tipped tail. Native to French Polynesia; extinct on many islands but survives in remnant populations on Moorea, Mopelia, and a few other atolls. Critically Endangered due to introduced rats, cats, and habitat loss.

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