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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Island Imperial-pigeon	Seram Mountain-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Ducula pistrinaria	Gymnophaps stalkeri
Ordnung	Columbiformes	Columbiformes
Familie	Columbidae	Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	48,0 cm (18.9 in)	40,4 cm (15.9 in)
Gewicht	497,5 g (17.55 oz)	334,0 g (11.78 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	1	1
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

🌲 Forest

Island Imperial-pigeon only

🏖️ Coastal

Seram Mountain-pigeon only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Island Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Seram Mountain-pigeon

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About These Birds

Island Imperial-pigeon

Island Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pistrinaria), 38 cm. Grey head and underparts; metallic green wings; dark tail bar. Found across island groups of Melanesia including the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomons. Inhabits lowland forest. Frugivore. Least Concern; widespread across Melanesian islands.

Seram Mountain-pigeon

Seram Mountain-pigeon (Gymnophaps stalkeri), 35 cm. Similar to Buru Mountain-pigeon; dark grey with rufous-chestnut underparts. Endemic to Seram Island, Maluku, Indonesia. Inhabits montane forest above 900 m. Frugivore. Vulnerable; island endemic dependent on intact highland forest.

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