Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Thick-billed Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota comparado com Treron curvirostra

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon Thick-billed Green-pigeon
Nome científico Ducula chalconota Treron curvirostra
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 143,16666666666666 g (5.05 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Nenhum

Thick-billed Green-pigeon only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Thick-billed Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Thick-billed Green-pigeon

Plumagem

Thick-billed Green-pigeon: thick heavy bill; bright green; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; Southeast Asian forest species

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.

Thick-billed Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–30 cm, named for its notably thick, curved bill adapted for crushing large fig seeds; male has a red bill base and maroon shoulder; female is green. Widespread in lowland and hill forest from the eastern Himalayas through Indochina to Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines. Frugivore of hard-seeded figs. Least Concern.

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