Afep Pigeon vs Bare-eyed Pigeon

Columba unicincta مقارنةً بـ Patagioenas corensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Afep Pigeon Bare-eyed Pigeon
الاسم العلمي Columba unicincta Patagioenas corensis
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 38,4 cm (15.1 in)
الوزن 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 272,5 g (9.61 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Afep Pigeon only

Bare-eyed Pigeon only

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.

Bare-eyed Pigeon

الغناء

Deep, resonant cooing with bare-eyed warmth; rich carrying notes through dense tropical American forest canopy.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Bare-eyed 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

Bare-eyed 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.

Bare-eyed Pigeon

Medium pigeon, 28–32 cm, pale grey-brown with conspicuous bare yellow-orange orbital skin, giving it a wide-eyed appearance. Restricted to arid coastal scrub and dry forests of northwestern Venezuela, Colombia, and the southern Caribbean islands (Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire). Feeds on seeds and cactus fruits. Least Concern.

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