Afep Pigeon vs White-capped Fruit-dove

Columba unicincta مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Afep Pigeon White-capped Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Columba unicincta Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 28,8 cm (11.3 in)
الوزن 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 100,0 g (3.53 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Afep Pigeon only

بلا

White-capped 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.

White-capped Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

White-capped 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

White-capped 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.

White-capped Fruit-dove

White-capped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii), 22 cm. White cap and underparts with vivid green wings and a yellow bill; endemic to the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Inhabits montane forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; threatened by habitat loss and introduced rats.

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