Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Tanna Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota 对比 Pampusana ferruginea

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon Tanna Ground Dove
学名 Ducula chalconota Pampusana ferruginea
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 42.4 cm (16.7 in)
体重 553.5 g (19.52 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Tanna Ground Dove only

保护状况

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Tanna Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Tanna Ground Dove

羽毛

Tanna Ground Dove: extinct; brown above; pale below; bare facial skin; Vanuatu Tanna island; extinct through introduced predators

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.

Tanna Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 19–22 cm, ferruginous-rufous overall with a grey head and pale underparts. Extinct; formerly occurred on Tanna Island in Vanuatu. Last collected in the 19th century; became extinct through hunting and habitat loss following colonial settlement of the island.

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