Afep Pigeon vs Cloven-feathered Dove

Columba unicincta مقارنةً بـ Drepanoptila holosericea

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Afep Pigeon Cloven-feathered Dove
الاسم العلمي Columba unicincta Drepanoptila holosericea
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 29,6 cm (11.7 in)
الوزن 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 202,5 g (7.14 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Afep Pigeon only

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Cloven-feathered Dove 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.

Cloven-feathered Dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Cloven-feathered 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

Cloven-feathered 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.

Cloven-feathered Dove

Cloven-feathered Dove (Drepanoptila holosericea), 28 cm. Unusual dove with deeply notched outer primaries producing a distinctive wing-beat whistle. Green with a yellow-green belly and orange orbital ring. Endemic to New Caledonia. Inhabits humid native forest and maquis scrub. Frugivore. Near Threatened.

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