Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Norfolk Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota в сравнении с Pampusana norfolkensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Shining Imperial-pigeon Norfolk Ground Dove
Научное название Ducula chalconota Pampusana norfolkensis
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Not Evaluated
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Масса 553,5 g (19.52 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Нет

Norfolk Ground Dove only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Not Evaluated

Norfolk Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Norfolk Ground Dove

Оперение

Norfolk Ground Dove: dark brown above; pale below; bare facial skin; Norfolk island endemic; now extinct; lost island species

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.

Norfolk Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with dark brown upperparts and pale buff underparts. Extinct; formerly inhabited Norfolk Island in the southwestern Pacific. Last confirmed record in the 1800s; became extinct through hunting and habitat clearance following European settlement.

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