Afep Pigeon vs Negros Fruit-dove

Columba unicincta से तुलना Ptilinopus arcanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Afep Pigeon Negros Fruit-dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Columba unicincta Ptilinopus arcanus
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Critically Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 42.2 cm (16.6 in) 20.0 cm (7.9 in)
वजन 401.5 g (14.16 oz) 85.9 g (3.03 oz)
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अंडों की संख्या 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Afep Pigeon only

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Negros Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Afep Pigeon

गीत

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

Negros Fruit-dove

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Critically Endangered

Negros Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

पंख

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

Negros 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.

Negros Fruit-dove

Negros Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus arcanus), 20 cm. Known from a single specimen collected on Negros Island, Philippines, in 1953. Plumage details suggest affinity with black-naped fruit-doves. May be Extinct; no confirmed sightings in over 70 years. Deforestation has destroyed virtually all Negros lowland forest.

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