Afep Pigeon vs Makatea Fruit-dove

Columba unicincta verglichen mit Ptilinopus chalcurus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Afep Pigeon Makatea Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba unicincta Ptilinopus chalcurus
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 27,0 cm (10.6 in)
Gewicht 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 97,6 g (3.44 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Afep Pigeon only

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Makatea Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Makatea Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Vulnerable

Makatea Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

Gefieder

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

Makatea 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.

Makatea Fruit-dove

Makatea Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus chalcurus), 22 cm. Green with a copper-bronze sheen on the upperparts and a yellow belly; endemic to Makatea, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. Inhabits dense raised coral island forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; restricted to a single very small raised atoll.

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