Afep Pigeon vs Polynesian Ground Dove

Columba unicincta so với Pampusana erythroptera

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Afep Pigeon Polynesian Ground Dove
Tên Khoa Học Columba unicincta Pampusana erythroptera
Bộ Columbiformes Columbiformes
Họ Columbidae Columbidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Critically Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 42,2 cm (16.6 in)
Khối Lượng 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 113,5 g (4.00 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Afep Pigeon only

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Polynesian Ground Dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Afep Pigeon

Tiếng Hót

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

Polynesian Ground Dove

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Critically Endangered

Polynesian Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

Bộ Lông

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

Polynesian Ground Dove

Bộ Lông

Polynesian Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red facial skin; Polynesian islands; critically endangered; small

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.

Polynesian Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with grey and brown plumage, dark reddish flight feathers, and white-tipped tail. Native to French Polynesia; extinct on many islands but survives in remnant populations on Moorea, Mopelia, and a few other atolls. Critically Endangered due to introduced rats, cats, and habitat loss.

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