Afep Pigeon vs Passenger Pigeon

Columba unicincta مقارنةً بـ Ectopistes migratorius

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Afep Pigeon Passenger Pigeon
الاسم العلمي Columba unicincta Ectopistes migratorius
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 42,2 cm (16.6 in)
الوزن 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 298,0 g (10.51 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Afep Pigeon only

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Passenger 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.

Passenger Pigeon

الغناء

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense tropical South American forest.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Extinct

Passenger 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

Passenger 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.

Passenger Pigeon

Extinct North American pigeon, 38–41 cm, slate-blue head, brick-red breast, long pointed tail. Once the most abundant bird on Earth, forming flocks of billions in eastern North American deciduous forests. Granivore of acorns and seeds. Driven extinct by market hunting and deforestation; last individual died Cincinnati Zoo, 1 September 1914.

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