Shining Imperial-pigeon vs African Green-pigeon

Ducula chalconota 对比 Treron calvus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shining Imperial-pigeon African Green-pigeon
学名 Ducula chalconota Treron calvus
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 42.4 cm (16.7 in) 32.1 cm (12.6 in)
体重 553.5 g (19.52 oz) 208.8 g (7.37 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

African Green-pigeon only

保护状况

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

African Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

African Green-pigeon

羽毛

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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