Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Purple Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota в сравнении с Geotrygon purpurata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Shining Imperial-pigeon Purple Quail-Dove
Научное название Ducula chalconota Geotrygon purpurata
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 26,8 cm (10.6 in)
Масса 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 142,0 g (5.01 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Нет

Purple Quail-Dove only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Purple Quail-Dove

Пение

Soft, gentle cooing with purple quality; warm resonant notes through humid Caribbean island forest floor.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Endangered

Purple Quail-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 Quail-Dove

Small, secretive quail-dove, 25–28 cm, with rich purple-iridescent upperparts, a grey crown, white facial stripe, and pale buff underparts. Inhabits lowland and foothill humid forest from Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes. Terrestrial granivore on the forest floor. Poorly known. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation.

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