Afep Pigeon vs Inca Dove

Columba unicincta مقارنةً بـ Columbina inca

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Afep Pigeon Inca Dove
الاسم العلمي Columba unicincta Columbina inca
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 18,5 cm (7.3 in)
الوزن 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 45,166666666666664 g (1.59 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Afep Pigeon only

Inca Dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Afep Pigeon

الغناء

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

Inca Dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing with Inca warmth; pure notes with rhythmic quality typical of North American terrain.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Inca Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

الريش

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

Inca 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.

Inca Dove

Small dove, 19–23 cm, with scaly brown plumage produced by black feather edging, rufous primaries, and a long scallop-patterned tail. Common in arid and semi-arid open areas from the southwestern USA through Central America to Costa Rica. Granivore of seeds. Frequently seen in urban gardens. Least Concern.

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