Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Andaman Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota compared with Treron chloropterus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Shining Imperial-pigeon Andaman Green-pigeon
Scientific Name Ducula chalconota Treron chloropterus
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Near Threatened
Length
Wingspan 42.4 cm (16.7 in) 34.4 cm (13.5 in)
Weight 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 234.0 g (8.25 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

None

Andaman Green-pigeon only

None

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Near Threatened

Andaman Green-pigeon

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How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Andaman Green-pigeon

Plumage

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

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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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