Afep Pigeon vs Timor Green-pigeon

Columba unicincta مقارنةً بـ Treron psittaceus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Afep Pigeon Timor Green-pigeon
الاسم العلمي Columba unicincta Treron psittaceus
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 33,2 cm (13.1 in)
الوزن 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 166,0 g (5.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Afep Pigeon only

بلا

Timor Green-pigeon 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.

Timor Green-pigeon

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Endangered

Timor 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

Timor Green-pigeon

الريش

Timor Green-pigeon: bright green; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; Timor island endemic green-pigeon; endangered 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.

Timor Green-pigeon

Small-medium green-pigeon, 24–27 cm, with bright parrot-like green plumage and a yellow-tipped bill; male has an orange wash on the upper breast. Endemic to Timor and Wetar in the Lesser Sunda Islands. Inhabits forest and forest edge. Frugivore of figs and berries. Least Concern.

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