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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Shining Imperial-pigeon	African Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Ducula chalconota	Treron calvus
Ordnung	Columbiformes	Columbiformes
Familie	Columbidae	Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	42,4 cm (16.7 in)	32,1 cm (12.6 in)
Gewicht	553,5 g (19.52 oz)	208,8 g (7.37 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	--	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

🌲 Wald

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

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African Green-pigeon only

🏖️ Küste

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

African Green-pigeon

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How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

African Green-pigeon

Gefieder

African Green-pigeon: bright grass-green body; yellow-green underparts; red orbital skin; red bill; common sub-Saharan African species

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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.

African Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–30 cm, bright green with a yellow-green head, yellowish underparts, and orange orbital skin (hence 'calvus' = bald). Widespread across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegambia to Ethiopia and south to KwaZulu-Natal, in woodland, savanna forest, and gardens. Frugivore of figs and wild berries. Least Concern.

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