Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Norfolk Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota 对比 Pampusana norfolkensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon Norfolk Ground Dove
学名 Ducula chalconota Pampusana norfolkensis
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Not Evaluated
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

Norfolk Ground Dove only

保护状况

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Not Evaluated

Norfolk Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Norfolk Ground Dove

羽毛

Norfolk Ground Dove: dark brown above; pale below; bare facial skin; Norfolk island endemic; now extinct; lost island species

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.

Norfolk Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with dark brown upperparts and pale buff underparts. Extinct; formerly inhabited Norfolk Island in the southwestern Pacific. Last confirmed record in the 1800s; became extinct through hunting and habitat clearance following European settlement.

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