Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Bridled Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota в сравнении с Geotrygon mystacea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Shining Imperial-pigeon Bridled Quail-Dove
Научное название Ducula chalconota Geotrygon mystacea
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 32,4 cm (12.8 in)
Масса 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 197,0 g (6.95 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Нет

Bridled Quail-Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Bridled Quail-Dove

Пение

Soft, gentle cooing with bridled quality; warm notes typical of Caribbean island dense humid forest.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Bridled Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Bridled Quail-Dove

Оперение

Bridled Quail-Dove: brown above; pale below; dark bridle-like facial pattern; bare blue-gray orbital skin; Lesser Antilles 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.

Bridled Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 26–30 cm, with a brown and iridescent purple back, bold white facial stripe ('bridle'), grey underparts, and a rufous crown. Inhabits dense montane and lowland forest across the Lesser Antilles and Virgin Islands. Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. Near Threatened due to ongoing deforestation and hurricanes.

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