Afep Pigeon vs Knob-billed Fruit-dove

Columba unicincta в сравнении с Ptilinopus insolitus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Afep Pigeon Knob-billed Fruit-dove
Научное название Columba unicincta Ptilinopus insolitus
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 25,6 cm (10.1 in)
Масса 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 134,0 g (4.73 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Afep Pigeon only

Нет

Knob-billed 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.

Knob-billed Fruit-dove

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Knob-billed 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

Knob-billed 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.

Knob-billed Fruit-dove

Knob-billed Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus insolitus), 24 cm. Distinctive knob on the upper mandible base; green above with a grey head and yellow-orange underparts. Endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago. Inhabits lowland primary forest. Frugivore. Least Concern; moderately common.

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