Afep Pigeon vs Bare-faced Ground Dove

Columba unicincta verglichen mit Metriopelia ceciliae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Afep Pigeon Bare-faced Ground Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba unicincta Metriopelia ceciliae
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 19,0 cm (7.5 in)
Gewicht 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 57,5 g (2.03 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 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.

Bare-faced Ground Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes with white-tipped quality through tropical forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Bare-faced 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

Bare-faced Ground 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.

Bare-faced Ground Dove

Small dove, 17–19 cm, sandy-buff with a bold bare yellow-orange facial patch, dark wings, and pale underparts. Inhabits open Andean hillsides and high-altitude scrub from Peru to northern Chile and Argentina, often above 3,000 m. Granivore of seeds. One of the highest-altitude doves in the world. Least Concern.

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