Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Shy Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota so với Pampusana stairi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Shining Imperial-pigeon Shy Ground Dove
Tên Khoa Học Ducula chalconota Pampusana stairi
Bộ Columbiformes Columbiformes
Họ Columbidae Columbidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Khối Lượng 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 138,6 g (4.89 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Không

Shy Ground Dove only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Shy Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Shy Ground Dove

Bộ Lông

Shy Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red-orange facial skin; Fiji islands endemic; secretive ground dove

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.

Shy Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 19–22 cm, with warm brown upperparts, a pale grey head, and whitish underparts. Shy and retiring, inhabiting dense lowland forest on Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. Terrestrial forager of seeds and small fruits. Vulnerable due to forest loss and introduced predators on Pacific islands.

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