Whistling Dove vs Afep Pigeon

Chrysoena viridis ile kıyaslandığında Columba unicincta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Whistling Dove Afep Pigeon
Bilimsel Ad Chrysoena viridis Columba unicincta
Takım Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familya Columbidae Columbidae
Koruma Durumu Near Threatened Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 23,0 cm (9.1 in) 42,2 cm (16.6 in)
Ağırlık 75,65 g (2.67 oz) 401,5 g (14.16 oz)
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Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Whistling Dove only

Hiçbiri

Afep Pigeon only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Whistling Dove

Afep Pigeon

Şarkı

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

Koruma Durumu

Near Threatened

Whistling Dove

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Whistling Dove

Afep Pigeon

Tuy

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

About These Birds

Whistling Dove

Whistling Dove (Chrysoena viridis), 20 cm. Male produces a distinctive whistling wing-sound in flight; plumage green with a yellow wash. Endemic to Kadavu Island, Fiji. Inhabits lowland and hill forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; restricted to a single island with ongoing habitat degradation.

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.

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