White-tailed Laurel-pigeon vs Shining Imperial-pigeon

Columba junoniae so với Ducula chalconota

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính White-tailed Laurel-pigeon Shining Imperial-pigeon
Tên Khoa Học Columba junoniae Ducula chalconota
Bộ Columbiformes Columbiformes
Họ Columbidae Columbidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Near Threatened Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 43,8 cm (17.2 in) 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Khối Lượng 400,0 g (14.11 oz) 553,5 g (19.52 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon only

Không

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Tiếng Hót

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense highland African forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Near Threatened

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Bộ Lông

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon: dark brown; purple neck gloss; white tail band; Canary Island Laurisilva endemic; white tail diagnostic

Shining Imperial-pigeon

About These Birds

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon (Columba junoniae) — 37–40 cm. Dark grey with white tail tip; iridescent neck patch. Endemic to La Palma, La Gomera, and Tenerife (Canary Islands) in laurel forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; strongly dependent on intact laurisilva. One of the rarest European pigeons.

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.

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