White-tailed Laurel-pigeon vs Shining Imperial-pigeon

Columba junoniae в сравнении с Ducula chalconota

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика White-tailed Laurel-pigeon Shining Imperial-pigeon
Научное название Columba junoniae Ducula chalconota
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 43,8 cm (17.2 in) 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Масса 400,0 g (14.11 oz) 553,5 g (19.52 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon only

Нет

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Пение

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense highland African forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Охранный статус

Near Threatened

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Оперение

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon: dark brown; purple neck gloss; white tail band; Canary Island Laurisilva endemic; white tail diagnostic

Shining Imperial-pigeon

About These Birds

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon (Columba junoniae) — 37–40 cm. Dark grey with white tail tip; iridescent neck patch. Endemic to La Palma, La Gomera, and Tenerife (Canary Islands) in laurel forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; strongly dependent on intact laurisilva. One of the rarest European pigeons.

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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