Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Andaman Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota verglichen mit Treron chloropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shining Imperial-pigeon Andaman Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula chalconota Treron chloropterus
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 34,4 cm (13.5 in)
Gewicht 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 234,0 g (8.25 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

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Andaman Green-pigeon only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Near Threatened

Andaman Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Andaman Green-pigeon

Gefieder

Andaman Green-pigeon: bright green body; yellow-green below; orange breast in males; bare red facial skin; Andaman endemic; dimorphic

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.

Andaman Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 26–29 cm, predominantly green with olive-yellow underparts; male has a small orange throat patch. Endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Inhabits lowland and hill forest. Frugivore of figs and berries. Least Concern.

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