Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Andaman Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota مقارنةً بـ Treron chloropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shining Imperial-pigeon Andaman Green-pigeon
الاسم العلمي Ducula chalconota Treron chloropterus
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 34,4 cm (13.5 in)
الوزن 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 234,0 g (8.25 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Andaman Green-pigeon only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Near Threatened

Andaman Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Andaman Green-pigeon

الريش

Andaman Green-pigeon: bright green body; yellow-green below; orange breast in males; bare red facial skin; Andaman endemic; dimorphic

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.

Andaman Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 26–29 cm, predominantly green with olive-yellow underparts; male has a small orange throat patch. Endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Inhabits lowland and hill forest. Frugivore of figs and berries. Least Concern.

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