Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Pink-necked Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota compared with Treron vernans

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Shining Imperial-pigeon Pink-necked Green-pigeon
Scientific Name Ducula chalconota Treron vernans
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 42.4 cm (16.7 in) 27.5 cm (10.8 in)
Weight 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 132.5 g (4.67 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

None

Pink-necked Green-pigeon only

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Pink-necked Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Pink-necked Green-pigeon

Plumage

Pink-necked Green-pigeon: males with pink-orange neck and breast; bright green back; pale below; sexually dimorphic; Southeast Asian

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.

Pink-necked Green-pigeon

Small-medium green-pigeon, 25–28 cm; male has a striking pink-lilac neck and chest with a grey head and green body; female is green with a yellowish face. Widespread in lowland and coastal forest, mangroves, and gardens across Southeast Asia from Myanmar to the Philippines. Frugivore of figs and forest fruits. Least Concern.

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