Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Norfolk Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota comparado com Pampusana norfolkensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Norfolk Ground Dove
Nome científico Ducula chalconota Pampusana norfolkensis
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Not Evaluated
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Nenhum

Norfolk Ground Dove only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Not Evaluated

Norfolk Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Norfolk Ground Dove

Plumagem

Norfolk Ground Dove: dark brown above; pale below; bare facial skin; Norfolk island endemic; now extinct; lost island species

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.

Norfolk Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with dark brown upperparts and pale buff underparts. Extinct; formerly inhabited Norfolk Island in the southwestern Pacific. Last confirmed record in the 1800s; became extinct through hunting and habitat clearance following European settlement.

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