Afep Pigeon vs Negros Bleeding-heart

Columba unicincta مقارنةً بـ Gallicolumba keayi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Afep Pigeon Negros Bleeding-heart
الاسم العلمي Columba unicincta Gallicolumba keayi
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 27,8 cm (10.9 in)
الوزن 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 190,5 g (6.72 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Afep Pigeon only

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Negros Bleeding-heart 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.

Negros Bleeding-heart

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Critically Endangered

Negros Bleeding-heart

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

Negros Bleeding-heart

الريش

Negros Bleeding-heart: white below with crimson breast spot; dark brown above; bare facial skin; Negros island endemic; critically endangered

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.

Negros Bleeding-heart

Medium ground dove, 25–28 cm, with brown upperparts and a distinct reddish breast spot, smaller than in Luzon Bleeding-heart. Endemic to Negros and Panay in the Philippines. Inhibits remnant lowland and hill forest. Critically Endangered; forest cover on Negros is near-exhausted, and the species may number fewer than 250 adults.

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