Shining Imperial-pigeon vs African Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota в сравнении с Treron calvus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Shining Imperial-pigeon African Green-pigeon
Научное название Ducula chalconota Treron calvus
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 32,1 cm (12.6 in)
Масса 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 208,8 g (7.37 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Нет

African Green-pigeon only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

African Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

African Green-pigeon

Оперение

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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