Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Bruce's Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota verglichen mit Treron waalia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shining Imperial-pigeon Bruce's Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula chalconota Treron waalia
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 35,9 cm (14.1 in)
Gewicht 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 254,5 g (8.98 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

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Bruce's Green-pigeon only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Bruce's Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Bruce's Green-pigeon

Gefieder

Bruce's Green-pigeon: bright grass-green body; yellow-green below; orange-yellow breast; bare red-orange orbital skin; West African

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.

Bruce's Green-pigeon

Large green-pigeon, 30–33 cm, bright yellow-green with a grey head, yellow eye-ring, and pinkish-yellow bill. Found in dry woodland and savanna across the Sahel and savanna zone of Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia. Frugivore of wild figs and berries in the forest canopy. Least Concern.

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