Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota comparé à Treron bicinctus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Shining Imperial-pigeon Orange-breasted Green-pigeon
Nom scientifique Ducula chalconota Treron bicinctus
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 31,2 cm (12.3 in)
Poids 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 174,5 g (6.16 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

Plumage

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon: males with orange breast and belly; green back and wings; bare red-yellow orbital skin; dimorphic

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.

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–30 cm; male has an orange breast and a lilac-purple neck band bounded by yellow, with green upperparts; female is plainer green. Found in dry and moist deciduous forest from India and Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Thailand, and Indochina. Frugivore of figs and berries. Least Concern.

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