Whistling Dove vs Afep Pigeon

Chrysoena viridis verglichen mit Columba unicincta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Whistling Dove Afep Pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Chrysoena viridis Columba unicincta
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 23,0 cm (9.1 in) 42,2 cm (16.6 in)
Gewicht 75,65 g (2.67 oz) 401,5 g (14.16 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Whistling Dove only

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Afep Pigeon only

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Song & Call Comparison

Whistling Dove

Afep Pigeon

Gesang

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Whistling Dove

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Whistling Dove

Afep Pigeon

Gefieder

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

About These Birds

Whistling Dove

Whistling Dove (Chrysoena viridis), 20 cm. Male produces a distinctive whistling wing-sound in flight; plumage green with a yellow wash. Endemic to Kadavu Island, Fiji. Inhabits lowland and hill forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; restricted to a single island with ongoing habitat degradation.

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.

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