Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Grenada Dove

Ducula chalconota в сравнении с Leptotila wellsi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Shining Imperial-pigeon Grenada Dove
Научное название Ducula chalconota Leptotila wellsi
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 27,6 cm (10.9 in)
Масса 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 200,0 g (7.05 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Grenada Dove only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Grenada Dove

Пение

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes with plaintive quality in endemic Grenada forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Critically Endangered

Grenada Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Grenada Dove

Оперение

Grenada Dove: pale gray-brown; buff below; long tail; bare red orbital skin; Grenada island endemic; critically endangered 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.

Grenada Dove

Medium dove, 25–28 cm, brown above with a pale grey head and pinkish-white underparts. Endemic to Grenada, Lesser Antilles, in dry and moist lowland forest and scrub. Terrestrial forager of seeds and fruits. Critically Endangered; estimated fewer than 150 individuals due to habitat loss and introduced predators.

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