Afep Pigeon vs Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove

Columba unicincta verglichen mit Macropygia mackinlayi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Afep Pigeon Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba unicincta Macropygia mackinlayi
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 29,7 cm (11.7 in)
Gewicht 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 86,8 g (3.06 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Afep Pigeon only

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Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove only

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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.

Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove

Gesang

Loud, resonant cooing; carrying notes given from open rocky terrain in Australia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Cuckoo-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

Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove

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.

Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove

Medium cuckoo-dove, 30–33 cm, pale buff-brown with dark spots across the breast, a rufous back, and a long tail. Inhabits secondary growth and forest edge on the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands. Frugivore of small fruits and berries. Least Concern.

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