Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Green-naped Pheasant-pigeon

Ducula chalconota comparé à Otidiphaps nobilis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Shining Imperial-pigeon Green-naped Pheasant-pigeon
Nom scientifique Ducula chalconota Otidiphaps nobilis
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 36,4 cm (14.3 in)
Poids 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 381,5 g (13.46 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Green-naped Pheasant-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Green-naped Pheasant-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Green-naped Pheasant-pigeon

Plumage

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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