Afep Pigeon vs Raiatea Fruit-dove

Columba unicincta مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus chrysogaster

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Afep Pigeon Raiatea Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Columba unicincta Ptilinopus chrysogaster
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 27,4 cm (10.8 in)
الوزن 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 110,0 g (3.88 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Afep Pigeon only

بلا

Raiatea Fruit-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Afep Pigeon

الغناء

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense humid African forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Raiatea Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Endangered

Raiatea Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

الريش

Afep Pigeon: pale gray; white neck gloss; dark flight feathers; large size; Central African rainforest pigeon; pale overall

Raiatea Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Afep Pigeon

Afep Pigeon (Columba unicincta) — 36–40 cm. Large; dark grey; single narrow black ring on hindneck; pale grey rump. Inhabits canopy of rainforest in West and Central Africa. Frugivore; feeds on forest fruits. Poorly known; an upper-canopy species seldom studied at close range.

Raiatea Fruit-dove

Raiatea Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus chrysogaster), 21 cm. Green with a golden-yellow belly and a white head; endemic to the Society Islands (Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora). Inhabits dense montane forest. Frugivore. Endangered; threatened by habitat loss and introduced predators.

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