Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Shy Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota в сравнении с Pampusana stairi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Shining Imperial-pigeon Shy Ground Dove
Научное название Ducula chalconota Pampusana stairi
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Масса 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 138,6 g (4.89 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Нет

Shy Ground Dove only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Shy Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Shy Ground Dove

Оперение

Shy Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red-orange facial skin; Fiji islands endemic; secretive 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.

Shy Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 19–22 cm, with warm brown upperparts, a pale grey head, and whitish underparts. Shy and retiring, inhabiting dense lowland forest on Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. Terrestrial forager of seeds and small fruits. Vulnerable due to forest loss and introduced predators on Pacific islands.

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