Afep Pigeon vs Black-banded Fruit-dove

Columba unicincta в сравнении с Ptilinopus alligator

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Afep Pigeon Black-banded Fruit-dove
Научное название Columba unicincta Ptilinopus alligator
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 37,3 cm (14.7 in)
Масса 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 228,0 g (8.04 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Afep Pigeon only

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Black-banded Fruit-dove only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Afep Pigeon

Пение

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

Black-banded Fruit-dove

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Black-banded Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

Оперение

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

Black-banded 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.

Black-banded Fruit-dove

Black-banded Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus alligator), 28 cm. White head and underparts separated by a bold black breast band; back dark green. Endemic to the Top End of Australia's Northern Territory, where it occupies sandstone gorge woodland. Frugivore. Poorly known; considered Near Threatened by some authorities.

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