Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Wetar Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota в сравнении с Pampusana hoedtii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Shining Imperial-pigeon Wetar Ground Dove
Научное название Ducula chalconota Pampusana hoedtii
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Масса 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 158,5 g (5.59 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Нет

Wetar Ground Dove only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Endangered

Wetar Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Wetar Ground Dove

Оперение

Wetar Ground Dove: brown above; rufous-buff below; bare facial skin; Wetar island endemic; endangered; little-known ground 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.

Wetar Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 21–24 cm, with dark brown upperparts, a grey head, and pale buff-white underparts. Confined to Wetar Island in the Lesser Sunda Islands, eastern Indonesia. Inhabits forest and forest edge on the island. Terrestrial frugivore. Vulnerable due to very small range and deforestation.

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