Shining Imperial-pigeon vs White-throated Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota 对比 Pampusana xanthonura

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon White-throated Ground Dove
学名 Ducula chalconota Pampusana xanthonura
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Near Threatened
体长
翼展 42.4 cm (16.7 in)
体重 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 115.75 g (4.08 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

White-throated Ground Dove only

保护状况

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Near Threatened

White-throated Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

White-throated Ground Dove

羽毛

White-throated Ground Dove: white throat; brown above; pale buff below; bare red facial skin; Mariana islands endemic 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.

White-throated Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–24 cm, with dark brown upperparts, a white throat, and yellowish underparts. Confined to the forests of the Mariana Islands (Guam and Northern Marianas). Inhabits primary and secondary forest floor. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to deforestation and introduced predators including the brown tree snake.

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