Afep Pigeon vs Rapa Fruit-dove

Columba unicincta verglichen mit Ptilinopus huttoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Afep Pigeon Rapa Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba unicincta Ptilinopus huttoni
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Critically Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 32,3 cm (12.7 in)
Gewicht 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 130,0 g (4.59 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Afep Pigeon only

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Rapa 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.

Rapa Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Critically Endangered

Rapa 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

Rapa 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.

Rapa Fruit-dove

Rapa Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus huttoni), 27 cm. Large for the genus; green with a white head and breast and a green-spotted belly. Endemic to Rapa Island, the most remote island of French Polynesia. Inhabits dense montane scrub. Frugivore. Endangered; tiny population on one isolated island.

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