Afep Pigeon vs Red-bellied Fruit-dove

Columba unicincta مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus greyi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Afep Pigeon Red-bellied Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Columba unicincta Ptilinopus greyi
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 23,0 cm (9.1 in)
الوزن 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 83,5 g (2.95 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Afep Pigeon only

بلا

Red-bellied 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.

Red-bellied Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Red-bellied 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

Red-bellied 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.

Red-bellied Fruit-dove

Red-bellied Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus greyi), 22 cm. Green above with a bold red belly and yellow breast; found in the Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Inhabits primary and secondary forest. Frugivore. Least Concern; moderately common across island chain.

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