Afep Pigeon vs Ashy-headed Green-pigeon

Columba unicincta مقارنةً بـ Treron phayrei

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Afep Pigeon Ashy-headed Green-pigeon
الاسم العلمي Columba unicincta Treron phayrei
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 31,2 cm (12.3 in)
الوزن 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 200,5 g (7.07 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Afep Pigeon only

بلا

Ashy-headed Green-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.

Ashy-headed Green-pigeon

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Near Threatened

Ashy-headed Green-pigeon

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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

Ashy-headed Green-pigeon

الريش

Ashy-headed Green-pigeon: ashy-gray head; bright green body; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; Southeast Asian species

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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.

Ashy-headed Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 26–29 cm; male has an ashy-grey head and green body with yellow-tinged underparts; female is plain green. Found in deciduous and semi-evergreen forest from Assam (India) through Myanmar to Thailand and Vietnam. Frugivore of figs and forest fruits. Least Concern.

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