Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Purple-winged Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota 对比 Paraclaravis geoffroyi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon Purple-winged Ground Dove
学名 Ducula chalconota Paraclaravis geoffroyi
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 42.4 cm (16.7 in) 23.6 cm (9.3 in)
体重 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 225.0 g (7.94 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Purple-winged Ground Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Purple-winged Ground Dove

鸣唱

Soft, gentle cooing with purple-winged quality; delicate notes of this threatened Brazilian dove species.

保护状况

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Critically Endangered

Purple-winged 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.

Purple-winged Ground Dove

Small dove, 18–21 cm; male dark blue with purple wing bars; female brown with rufous wing bars. Tied to Atlantic Forest bamboo in southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Nomadic, appearing in flocks only during bamboo seeding. Endangered due to extensive Atlantic Forest loss; rarely recorded in recent decades.

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