Afep Pigeon vs Cinnamon Ground Dove

Columba unicincta verglichen mit Gallicolumba rufigula

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Afep Pigeon Cinnamon Ground Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba unicincta Gallicolumba rufigula
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Gewicht 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 129,33333333333334 g (4.56 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Song & Call Comparison

Afep Pigeon

Gesang

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense humid African forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Cinnamon Ground Dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Cinnamon Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

Gefieder

Afep Pigeon: pale gray; white neck gloss; dark flight feathers; large size; Central African rainforest pigeon; pale overall

Cinnamon Ground Dove

Gefieder

Cinnamon Ground Dove: cinnamon-rufous above; pale buff below; iridescent green wing spots; bare red orbital skin; New Guinea

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.

Cinnamon Ground Dove

Medium ground dove, 25–29 cm, with brown upperparts, a distinctive cinnamon-rufous throat and breast, and grey underparts. Confined to lowland and foothill forests of New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Terrestrial forager of seeds and small invertebrates. Least Concern.

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