Afep Pigeon vs Tanna Fruit-dove

Columba unicincta مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus tannensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Afep Pigeon Tanna Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Columba unicincta Ptilinopus tannensis
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 29,7 cm (11.7 in)
الوزن 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Afep Pigeon only

بلا

Tanna 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.

Tanna Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Tanna 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

Tanna 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.

Tanna Fruit-dove

Tanna Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus tannensis), 28 cm. Green with a pale grey head, orange-yellow breast and white belly. Endemic to the Banks Islands and northern Vanuatu. Inhabits primary forest and forest edges. Frugivore. Least Concern; relatively common within its island range.

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