Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Grey-headed Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota в сравнении с Geotrygon caniceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Shining Imperial-pigeon Grey-headed Quail-Dove
Научное название Ducula chalconota Geotrygon caniceps
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Vulnerable
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 29,7 cm (11.7 in)
Масса 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 201,0 g (7.09 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Нет

Grey-headed Quail-Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Grey-headed Quail-Dove

Пение

Soft, gentle cooing with grey-headed quality; pure warm notes through South American humid forest floor.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Vulnerable

Grey-headed Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Grey-headed Quail-Dove

Оперение

Grey-headed Quail-Dove: gray head; brown back; pale buff below; bare blue facial skin; rufous-buff flanks; Cuba endemic 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.

Grey-headed Quail-Dove

Small quail-dove, 24–27 cm, with a grey head and neck, rufous-brown back, white facial stripe, and pinkish-buff underparts. Inhabits montane and lowland forests of Cuba and the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola). Terrestrial forager of seeds and fruits on the forest floor. Vulnerable due to restricted island ranges and deforestation.

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