Afep Pigeon vs Yellow-footed Green-pigeon

Columba unicincta مقارنةً بـ Treron phoenicopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Afep Pigeon Yellow-footed Green-pigeon
الاسم العلمي Columba unicincta Treron phoenicopterus
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 37,6 cm (14.8 in)
الوزن 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 235,66666666666666 g (8.31 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Afep Pigeon only

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Yellow-footed 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.

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Yellow-footed Green-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

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon

الريش

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon: bright green body; brilliant yellow legs; purple-maroon back; pale yellow-green below; Indian species

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.

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon

Large green-pigeon, 33–35 cm; male has bright yellow wing edges and shoulder patches contrasting with a grey head and green body; female is duller. Widespread across South Asia from Pakistan to southwestern China and Indochina, in deciduous forest, woodland, and farmland. Frugivore of figs and berries. Least Concern.

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