Afep Pigeon vs Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Columba unicincta verglichen mit Macropygia phasianella

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Afep Pigeon Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba unicincta Macropygia phasianella
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Gewicht 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 211,0 g (7.44 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1-2
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.

Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle trilling whistle; characteristic pure notes carrying across Australian dry open terrain.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Brown 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

Brown 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.

Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Large slender cuckoo-dove, 40–43 cm, pale rufous-brown with fine black barring on the upper parts, a pheasant-like tail, and pink-washed underparts. Inhabits rainforest and forest edge from the Moluccas and eastern Indonesia through New Guinea to eastern Australia. Frugivore of small fruits. Least Concern.

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