Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Crested Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota в сравнении с Geotrygon versicolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Shining Imperial-pigeon Crested Quail-Dove
Научное название Ducula chalconota Geotrygon versicolor
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Near Threatened
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 31,2 cm (12.3 in)
Масса 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 225,0 g (7.94 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Нет

Crested Quail-Dove only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Crested Quail-Dove

Пение

Soft, gentle cooing with crested resonance; warm notes typical of dense neotropical forest floor habitat.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Near Threatened

Crested Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Crested Quail-Dove

Оперение

Crested Quail-Dove: male with long black crest; iridescent violet-blue back; rufous flanks; white facial stripe; Jamaica endemic

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.

Crested Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 28–32 cm, with iridescent blue-green crown, a rufous-brown back, grey underparts, and a white facial stripe. Endemic to the Blue Mountains and other forested highlands of Jamaica. Terrestrial frugivore and seed-eater in dense montane forest. Vulnerable due to extremely limited range and continuing forest loss.

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