Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Large Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota comparado con Treron capellei

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Large Green-pigeon
Nombre científico Ducula chalconota Treron capellei
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Vulnerable
Longitud
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 38,8 cm (15.3 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 415,0 g (14.64 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Ninguno

Large Green-pigeon only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Vulnerable

Large Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Large Green-pigeon

Plumaje

Large Green-pigeon: large; bright grass-green; yellow-green below; bare red-orange orbital skin; Southeast Asian; largest 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.

Large Green-pigeon

Large green-pigeon, 35–36 cm, the largest in the genus, with rich green plumage, a large yellow-green bill, and orange-tinged breast in males. Inhabits lowland dipterocarp and peat-swamp forest from southern Thailand and Myanmar through Sumatra, Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula. Frugivore of large forest figs. Vulnerable due to lowland forest loss.

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