Liverpool Pigeon vs Shining Imperial-pigeon

Caloenas maculata в сравнении с Ducula chalconota

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Liverpool Pigeon Shining Imperial-pigeon
Научное название Caloenas maculata Ducula chalconota
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Extinct Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Масса 553,5 g (19.52 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Liverpool Pigeon only

Нет

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Нет

Охранный статус

Extinct

Liverpool Pigeon

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Liverpool Pigeon

Оперение

Liverpool Pigeon: extinct; dark above; pale below; iridescent neck; spotted wings; known only from specimens and paintings

Shining Imperial-pigeon

About These Birds

Liverpool Pigeon

Extinct island pigeon, known from a single specimen in the World Museum Liverpool and a painting. Believed to have inhabited Pacific islands, possibly the Marquesas or Society Islands, based on morphology. Dark grey with white spots. Extinct; likely died out in the 18th or 19th century from hunting and introduced predators.

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.

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