Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Sapphire Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota 对比 Geotrygon saphirina

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon Sapphire Quail-Dove
学名 Ducula chalconota Geotrygon saphirina
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 42.4 cm (16.7 in) 27.3 cm (10.7 in)
体重 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 171.2 g (6.04 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Sapphire Quail-Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Sapphire Quail-Dove

鸣唱

Soft, cooing with sapphire quality; pure warm notes through dense humid Caribbean island forest floor.

保护状况

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Sapphire 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.

Sapphire Quail-Dove

Small, 24–27 cm, quail-dove with brilliant sapphire-blue iridescence on the crown and nape, contrasting with rufous-brown upperparts and a white facial stripe. Inhabits lowland and foothill humid forest from eastern Colombia and Peru to the Guianas and northern Brazil. Terrestrial forager of seeds. Least Concern.

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