Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota 对比 Treron affinis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon Grey-fronted Green-pigeon
学名 Ducula chalconota Treron affinis
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 42.4 cm (16.7 in) 28.8 cm (11.3 in)
体重 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 234.0 g (8.25 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon only

保护状况

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

羽毛

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon: gray forehead; bright green body; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; South Asian green-pigeon

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.

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 26–29 cm; male has a grey head and a green back with yellow-washed underparts; female entirely green. Found in forest and woodland edges across the Western Ghats and hills of southern India. Frugivore of figs and berries in the forest canopy. Least Concern.

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