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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Shining Imperial-pigeon	Philippine Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Ducula chalconota	Treron axillaris
Ordnung	Columbiformes	Columbiformes
Familie	Columbidae	Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	42,4 cm (16.7 in)	31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Gewicht	553,5 g (19.52 oz)	190,325 g (6.71 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	--	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Philippine Green-pigeon

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How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Philippine Green-pigeon

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Philippine Green-pigeon: bright green; orange-yellow breast in males; bare red orbital skin; pale below; Philippine 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.

Philippine Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 26–29 cm; male has a bright orange breast contrasting with green upperparts; female is plain green. Endemic to the Philippines, distributed across Luzon, Mindanao, and many smaller islands. Inhabits lowland and montane forest. Frugivore of figs and berries. Least Concern.

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