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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Shining Imperial-pigeon	Sclater's Crowned-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Ducula chalconota	Goura sclaterii
Ordnung	Columbiformes	Columbiformes
Familie	Columbidae	Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Near Threatened
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	42,4 cm (16.7 in)	71,8 cm (28.3 in)
Gewicht	553,5 g (19.52 oz)	2117,5 g (74.69 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	--	1
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

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Shining Imperial-pigeon only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Near Threatened

Sclater's Crowned-pigeon

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How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Sclater's Crowned-pigeon

Gefieder

Sclater's Crowned-pigeon: massive; blue-gray; elaborate lace-like crest; dark blue crest tips; bare red orbital skin; New Guinea

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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.

Sclater's Crowned-pigeon

Large crowned-pigeon, 66–73 cm, with blue-grey body, a deep maroon breast, and a fan-shaped blue crest with lacy blue-grey tips rather than white. Found in lowland forests of southern New Guinea between the ranges of the other southern crowned species. Terrestrial frugivore. Vulnerable due to hunting and forest loss.

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