Shining Imperial-pigeon vs White-throated Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota comparado com Pampusana xanthonura

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon White-throated Ground Dove
Nome científico Ducula chalconota Pampusana xanthonura
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Near Threatened
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 115,75 g (4.08 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Nenhum

White-throated Ground Dove only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Near Threatened

White-throated Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

White-throated Ground Dove

Plumagem

White-throated Ground Dove: white throat; brown above; pale buff below; bare red facial skin; Mariana islands endemic 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.

White-throated Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–24 cm, with dark brown upperparts, a white throat, and yellowish underparts. Confined to the forests of the Mariana Islands (Guam and Northern Marianas). Inhabits primary and secondary forest floor. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to deforestation and introduced predators including the brown tree snake.

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