Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota comparado com Zentrygon lawrencii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
Nome científico Ducula chalconota Zentrygon lawrencii
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 27,5 cm (10.8 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 220,0 g (7.76 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Nenhum

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

Plumagem

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove: purplish iridescent back; dark brown above; pale buff below; bare blue-gray facial skin; Central America

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.

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 24–28 cm, with purplish-brown iridescent upperparts, a white facial stripe, grey head, and pale underparts. Inhabits humid montane and submontane forest in Costa Rica, Panama, and western Colombia. Terrestrial granivore and frugivore. Least Concern.

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