Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Green-naped Pheasant-pigeon

Ducula chalconota verglichen mit Otidiphaps nobilis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shining Imperial-pigeon Green-naped Pheasant-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula chalconota Otidiphaps nobilis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 36,4 cm (14.3 in)
Gewicht 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 381,5 g (13.46 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

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Green-naped Pheasant-pigeon only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Green-naped Pheasant-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Green-naped Pheasant-pigeon

Gefieder

Green-naped Pheasant-pigeon: iridescent green nape; dark brown above; rufous-brown below; bare blue facial skin; New Guinea

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.

Green-naped Pheasant-pigeon

Large, pheasant-like pigeon, 42–46 cm, with iridescent green wings, black body, a white collar, and a distinctive long black tail held upright. Inhabits the floor of lowland and hill rainforest in New Guinea and the Aru Islands. Terrestrial frugivore. Walks through the forest like a small pheasant. Least Concern.

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