Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Blue-headed Wood-dove

Ducula chalconota 对比 Turtur brehmeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon Blue-headed Wood-dove
学名 Ducula chalconota Turtur brehmeri
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 42.4 cm (16.7 in) 25.3 cm (10.0 in)
体重 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 121.2 g (4.28 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Blue-headed Wood-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Blue-headed Wood-dove

鸣唱

Soft, gentle cooing with blue-headed resonance; pure warm notes through dense humid tropical forest.

保护状况

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Blue-headed Wood-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.

Blue-headed Wood-dove

Small dove, 22–25 cm, rich rufous-brown with a blue-grey head, two small iridescent wing spots, and rose-pink breast. Confined to lowland rainforests of West and Central Africa from Guinea to the DRC. Terrestrial granivore of seeds on the forest floor. Least Concern.

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