Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Brown-backed Dove

Ducula chalconota so với Leptotila battyi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Shining Imperial-pigeon Brown-backed Dove
Tên Khoa Học Ducula chalconota Leptotila battyi
Bộ Columbiformes Columbiformes
Họ Columbidae Columbidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Vulnerable
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 27,0 cm (10.6 in)
Khối Lượng 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Không

Brown-backed Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Brown-backed Dove

Tiếng Hót

Soft, gentle cooing with brown-backed quality; warm notes typical of South American tropical forest floor.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Vulnerable

Brown-backed Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Brown-backed Dove

Bộ Lông

Brown-backed Dove: brown back contrasting pale head; pale buff below; bare red orbital skin; Coiba island endemic; brown back

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.

Brown-backed Dove

Medium dove, 25–28 cm, brown above with a rufous-brown back, grey head, and pale underparts. Confined to Coiba Island and adjacent small islands off western Panama. Inhabits lowland forest. Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. Near Threatened due to the restricted island range.

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