Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Buru Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota comparado com Treron aromaticus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Buru Green-pigeon
Nome científico Ducula chalconota Treron aromaticus
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Near Threatened
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 31,4 cm (12.4 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 234,0 g (8.25 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Nenhum

Buru Green-pigeon only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Near Threatened

Buru Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Buru Green-pigeon

Plumagem

Buru Green-pigeon: bright green; yellow-green below; males with orange breast; bare red-yellow orbital skin; Buru island endemic

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.

Buru Green-pigeon

Small-medium green-pigeon, 24–27 cm; male has a violet-tinged head and orange breast wash; female is plain green. Endemic to Buru Island in the Moluccas, eastern Indonesia. Inhabits lowland and hill forest. Frugivore of figs and small berries. Least Concern.

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