Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Dodo

Ducula chalconota so với Raphus cucullatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Shining Imperial-pigeon Dodo
Tên Khoa Học Ducula chalconota Raphus cucullatus
Bộ Columbiformes Columbiformes
Họ Columbidae Columbidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Khối Lượng 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 18000,0 g (634.93 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Không

Dodo only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Dodo

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Dodo

Bộ Lông

Dodo: extinct; large; gray-brown; vestigial wings; pale yellow bill with hook; bare facial skin; Mauritius endemic; icon of extinction

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.

Dodo

Iconic extinct flightless pigeon of Mauritius, ~100 cm and 10–18 kg, with grey plumage, vestigial wings, and a large hooked bill. Fed on fallen fruits; fearless of humans having evolved with no natural predators. Driven extinct by hunting and introduced animals by ~1690 CE; a global symbol of human-caused extinction.

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