Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota verglichen mit Treron affinis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shining Imperial-pigeon Grey-fronted Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula chalconota Treron affinis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 28,8 cm (11.3 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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Grey-fronted Green-pigeon only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Gefieder

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon: gray forehead; bright green body; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; South Asian green-pigeon

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.

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 26–29 cm; male has a grey head and a green back with yellow-washed underparts; female entirely green. Found in forest and woodland edges across the Western Ghats and hills of southern India. Frugivore of figs and berries in the forest canopy. Least Concern.

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