Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Wetar Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota 对比 Pampusana hoedtii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon Wetar Ground Dove
学名 Ducula chalconota Pampusana hoedtii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Endangered
体长
翼展 42.4 cm (16.7 in)
体重 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 158.5 g (5.59 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Wetar Ground Dove only

保护状况

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Endangered

Wetar Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Wetar Ground Dove

羽毛

Wetar Ground Dove: brown above; rufous-buff below; bare facial skin; Wetar island endemic; endangered; little-known 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.

Wetar Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 21–24 cm, with dark brown upperparts, a grey head, and pale buff-white underparts. Confined to Wetar Island in the Lesser Sunda Islands, eastern Indonesia. Inhabits forest and forest edge on the island. Terrestrial frugivore. Vulnerable due to very small range and deforestation.

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