Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Purple-winged Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota comparado com Paraclaravis geoffroyi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Purple-winged Ground Dove
Nome científico Ducula chalconota Paraclaravis geoffroyi
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Critically Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 23,6 cm (9.3 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 225,0 g (7.94 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Nenhum

Purple-winged Ground Dove only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Purple-winged Ground Dove

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing with purple-winged quality; delicate notes of this threatened Brazilian dove species.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Critically Endangered

Purple-winged 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.

Purple-winged Ground Dove

Small dove, 18–21 cm; male dark blue with purple wing bars; female brown with rufous wing bars. Tied to Atlantic Forest bamboo in southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Nomadic, appearing in flocks only during bamboo seeding. Endangered due to extensive Atlantic Forest loss; rarely recorded in recent decades.

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