Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Tuxtla Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota 对比 Zentrygon carrikeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon Tuxtla Quail-Dove
学名 Ducula chalconota Zentrygon carrikeri
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Endangered
体长
翼展 42.4 cm (16.7 in) 29.3 cm (11.5 in)
体重 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 270.5 g (9.54 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Tuxtla Quail-Dove only

保护状况

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Endangered

Tuxtla Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Tuxtla Quail-Dove

羽毛

Tuxtla Quail-Dove: dark brown above; rufous-buff below; bare blue-gray facial skin; long tail; Tuxtla Mexico 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.

Tuxtla Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 25–28 cm, with brown upperparts, grey head and neck, rufous breast, and pale facial stripe. Confined to cloud forest and humid montane forest in Veracruz and adjacent Oaxaca, Mexico. Terrestrial forager of seeds and fruits. Endangered due to extreme range restriction and continuous cloud-forest loss.

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