Shining Imperial-pigeon vs African Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota comparado com Treron calvus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Shining Imperial-pigeon African Green-pigeon
Nome científico Ducula chalconota Treron calvus
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 32,1 cm (12.6 in)
Peso 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 208,8 g (7.37 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Nenhum

African Green-pigeon only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

African Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

African Green-pigeon

Plumagem

African Green-pigeon: bright grass-green body; yellow-green underparts; red orbital skin; red bill; common sub-Saharan African 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.

African Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–30 cm, bright green with a yellow-green head, yellowish underparts, and orange orbital skin (hence 'calvus' = bald). Widespread across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegambia to Ethiopia and south to KwaZulu-Natal, in woodland, savanna forest, and gardens. Frugivore of figs and wild berries. Least Concern.

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