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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Shining Imperial-pigeon	Orange-breasted Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Ducula chalconota	Treron bicinctus
Ordnung	Columbiformes	Columbiformes
Familie	Columbidae	Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	42,4 cm (16.7 in)	31,2 cm (12.3 in)
Gewicht	553,5 g (19.52 oz)	174,5 g (6.16 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	--	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Shining Imperial-pigeon only

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Orange-breasted Green-pigeon only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

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How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

Gefieder

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon: males with orange breast and belly; green back and wings; bare red-yellow orbital skin; 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.

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–30 cm; male has an orange breast and a lilac-purple neck band bounded by yellow, with green upperparts; female is plainer green. Found in dry and moist deciduous forest from India and Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Thailand, and Indochina. Frugivore of figs and berries. Least Concern.

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