Yellow-legged Pigeon vs Shining Imperial-pigeon

Columba pallidiceps в сравнении с Ducula chalconota

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Yellow-legged Pigeon Shining Imperial-pigeon
Научное название Columba pallidiceps Ducula chalconota
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 46,4 cm (18.3 in) 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Масса 459,0 g (16.19 oz) 553,5 g (19.52 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Yellow-legged Pigeon only

Нет

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Пение

Deep, resonant cooing with yellow-legged warmth; low mellow notes audible through dense Pacific island forest.

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Оперение

Yellow-legged Pigeon: dark olive-gray above; pale gray below; yellow legs; iridescent neck gloss; Pacific island pigeon; yellow legs

Shining Imperial-pigeon

About These Birds

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Yellow-legged Pigeon (Columba pallidiceps) — 37–40 cm. Pale grey head; dark back; pale underparts; distinctive yellow-orange legs and feet; red bill. Inhabits forest and forest edge on islands of the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation and hunting pressure.

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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