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Song & Call Comparison
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Song & Call Comparison
Afep Pigeon
Song
Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense humid African forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.
Bonin Woodpigeon
Song
Deep, mournful cooing with hollow quality; slow resonant notes of Bonin woodpigeon once echoing through forest.
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Geographic Range & Migration
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Conservation Status Comparison
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Conservation Status
Least Concern
Afep Pigeon
Extinct
Bonin Woodpigeon
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Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart
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How to Tell Them Apart
Afep Pigeon
Plumage
Afep Pigeon: pale gray; white neck gloss; dark flight feathers; large size; Central African rainforest pigeon; pale overall
Bonin Woodpigeon
Plumage
Bonin Woodpigeon: extinct; dark above; iridescent neck gloss; pale below; Bonin islands; known from specimens only; lost species
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About Each Bird (Descriptions)
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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.
Bonin Woodpigeon (Columba versicolor) — ~45 cm. Extinct. Inhabited Nakodo-jima and Chichi-jima in the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands, Japan. Dark iridescent plumage; last recorded in 1889. Driven to extinction by hunting and habitat clearance following colonisation of the islands.
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