Afep Pigeon vs Barred Cuckoo-Dove

Columba unicincta مقارنةً بـ Macropygia unchall

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Afep Pigeon Barred Cuckoo-Dove
الاسم العلمي Columba unicincta Macropygia unchall
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 35,0 cm (13.8 in)
الوزن 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Afep Pigeon only

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Barred Cuckoo-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.

Barred Cuckoo-Dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes with mild quality through African dry woodland. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Barred Cuckoo-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

Barred Cuckoo-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.

Barred Cuckoo-Dove

Large slender cuckoo-dove, 38–41 cm, with strongly barred rufous and black upperparts, a pale pinkish-buff underside, and a long graduated tail. Inhabits montane and foothill forests from the Himalayas through southern China to Indochina, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. Frugivore of small forest fruits and berries. Least Concern.

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