Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

Ducula chalconota 对比 Zentrygon lawrencii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
学名 Ducula chalconota Zentrygon lawrencii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 42.4 cm (16.7 in) 27.5 cm (10.8 in)
体重 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 220.0 g (7.76 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove only

保护状况

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

羽毛

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove: purplish iridescent back; dark brown above; pale buff below; bare blue-gray facial skin; Central America

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.

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 24–28 cm, with purplish-brown iridescent upperparts, a white facial stripe, grey head, and pale underparts. Inhabits humid montane and submontane forest in Costa Rica, Panama, and western Colombia. Terrestrial granivore and frugivore. Least Concern.

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