Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota مقارنةً بـ Treron affinis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shining Imperial-pigeon Grey-fronted Green-pigeon
الاسم العلمي Ducula chalconota Treron affinis
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 28,8 cm (11.3 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

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

الريش

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon: gray forehead; bright green body; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; South Asian green-pigeon

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.

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 26–29 cm; male has a grey head and a green back with yellow-washed underparts; female entirely green. Found in forest and woodland edges across the Western Ghats and hills of southern India. Frugivore of figs and berries in the forest canopy. Least Concern.

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