Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Emerald-spotted Wood-dove

Ducula chalconota comparado com Turtur chalcospilos

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Emerald-spotted Wood-dove
Nome científico Ducula chalconota Turtur chalcospilos
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 22,1 cm (8.7 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 65,36666666666666 g (2.31 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Nenhum

Emerald-spotted Wood-dove only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Emerald-spotted Wood-dove

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes carrying through North American dry open terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Emerald-spotted 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.

Emerald-spotted Wood-dove

Small dove, 20–22 cm, grey-brown with two iridescent green wing spots and a pale grey head. Widespread in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia and south to South Africa, in woodland, savanna, and forest edge. Granivore of seeds and termites on the ground. Least Concern.

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