Afep Pigeon vs Tooth-billed Pigeon

Columba unicincta مقارنةً بـ Didunculus strigirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Afep Pigeon Tooth-billed Pigeon
الاسم العلمي Columba unicincta Didunculus strigirostris
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 37,6 cm (14.8 in)
الوزن 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 400,0 g (14.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Afep Pigeon only

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Tooth-billed Pigeon only

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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.

Tooth-billed Pigeon

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Critically Endangered

Tooth-billed Pigeon

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

Tooth-billed Pigeon

الريش

Tooth-billed Pigeon: dark chestnut; glossy neck; pale below; hooked tooth-like bill; Samoa endemic; critically endangered unique pigeon

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.

Tooth-billed Pigeon

Unusual, stocky pigeon, 29–31 cm, with dark green and chestnut-rufous plumage and a uniquely hooked, tooth-like bill unlike any other living pigeon. Endemic to Samoa. Inhabits montane and secondary forest. Feeds on fruits and seeds on the ground and in trees. Endangered due to deforestation and cyclone damage.

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