Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Buru Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota verglichen mit Treron aromaticus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shining Imperial-pigeon Buru Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula chalconota Treron aromaticus
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 31,4 cm (12.4 in)
Gewicht 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 234,0 g (8.25 oz)
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

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Buru Green-pigeon only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Near Threatened

Buru Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Buru Green-pigeon

Gefieder

Buru Green-pigeon: bright green; yellow-green below; males with orange breast; bare red-yellow orbital skin; Buru island endemic

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.

Buru Green-pigeon

Small-medium green-pigeon, 24–27 cm; male has a violet-tinged head and orange breast wash; female is plain green. Endemic to Buru Island in the Moluccas, eastern Indonesia. Inhabits lowland and hill forest. Frugivore of figs and small berries. Least Concern.

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