Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Blue-headed Wood-dove

Ducula chalconota comparado com Turtur brehmeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Blue-headed Wood-dove
Nome científico Ducula chalconota Turtur brehmeri
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 25,3 cm (10.0 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 121,2 g (4.28 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Nenhum

Blue-headed Wood-dove only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Blue-headed Wood-dove

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing with blue-headed resonance; pure warm notes through dense humid tropical forest.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Blue-headed Wood-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.

Blue-headed Wood-dove

Small dove, 22–25 cm, rich rufous-brown with a blue-grey head, two small iridescent wing spots, and rose-pink breast. Confined to lowland rainforests of West and Central Africa from Guinea to the DRC. Terrestrial granivore of seeds on the forest floor. Least Concern.

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