Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Madagascar Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota verglichen mit Treron australis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shining Imperial-pigeon Madagascar Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula chalconota Treron australis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Gewicht 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 216,66666666666666 g (7.64 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

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Madagascar Green-pigeon only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Madagascar Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Madagascar Green-pigeon

Gefieder

Madagascar Green-pigeon: bright green body; yellow-green below; orange-yellow below; bare red orbital skin; Madagascar 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.

Madagascar Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 28–32 cm, bright green with a grey head and yellowish underparts; male has a maroon mantle patch. Found in eastern Madagascar and Mayotte Island in forest, forest edge, and wooded areas. Frugivore of figs and forest fruits. Least Concern.

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