Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Purple Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota 对比 Geotrygon purpurata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon Purple Quail-Dove
学名 Ducula chalconota Geotrygon purpurata
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Endangered
体长
翼展 42.4 cm (16.7 in) 26.8 cm (10.6 in)
体重 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 142.0 g (5.01 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Purple Quail-Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Purple Quail-Dove

鸣唱

Soft, gentle cooing with purple quality; warm resonant notes through humid Caribbean island forest floor.

保护状况

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Endangered

Purple Quail-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.

Purple Quail-Dove

Small, secretive quail-dove, 25–28 cm, with rich purple-iridescent upperparts, a grey crown, white facial stripe, and pale buff underparts. Inhabits lowland and foothill humid forest from Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes. Terrestrial granivore on the forest floor. Poorly known. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation.

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