Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Shy Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota comparado com Pampusana stairi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Shy Ground Dove
Nome científico Ducula chalconota Pampusana stairi
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 138,6 g (4.89 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Nenhum

Shy Ground Dove only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Shy Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Shy Ground Dove

Plumagem

Shy Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red-orange facial skin; Fiji islands endemic; secretive ground 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.

Shy Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 19–22 cm, with warm brown upperparts, a pale grey head, and whitish underparts. Shy and retiring, inhabiting dense lowland forest on Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. Terrestrial forager of seeds and small fruits. Vulnerable due to forest loss and introduced predators on Pacific islands.

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