Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Grey-headed Dove

Ducula chalconota 对比 Leptotila plumbeiceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon Grey-headed Dove
学名 Ducula chalconota Leptotila plumbeiceps
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 42.4 cm (16.7 in) 28.2 cm (11.1 in)
体重 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 172.0 g (6.07 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Grey-headed Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Grey-headed Dove

鸣唱

Soft, gentle cooing with grey-headed quality; warm notes typical of South American dry tropical forest.

保护状况

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Grey-headed Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Grey-headed Dove

羽毛

Grey-headed Dove: gray head; brown above; pale pinkish-buff below; long graduated tail; bare red facial skin; Central American

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.

Grey-headed Dove

Medium dove, 25–28 cm, brown above with a grey head and pale grey breast graduating to white on the belly. Inhabits humid lowland and foothill forest from Mexico through Central America to Colombia and Venezuela. Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. Least Concern.

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