Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Marquesas Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota 对比 Pampusana rubescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon Marquesas Ground Dove
学名 Ducula chalconota Pampusana rubescens
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) 60.0 g (2.12 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Marquesas Ground Dove only

保护状况

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Endangered

Marquesas Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Marquesas Ground Dove

羽毛

Marquesas Ground Dove: pale rufous-brown above; pale buff below; bare facial skin; Marquesas islands endemic; endangered

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.

Marquesas Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 19–21 cm, with warm rufous-brown plumage and paler underparts. Formerly occurred across the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. Extinct; last confirmed in the early 20th century; eliminated by introduced rats, cats, and habitat loss throughout the archipelago.

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