Afep Pigeon vs White-breasted Ground Dove

Columba unicincta verglichen mit Pampusana jobiensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Afep Pigeon White-breasted Ground Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba unicincta Pampusana jobiensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,2 cm (16.6 in)
Gewicht 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 139,66666666666666 g (4.93 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Afep Pigeon only

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White-breasted Ground 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.

White-breasted Ground Dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

White-breasted 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

White-breasted Ground Dove

Gefieder

White-breasted Ground Dove: white breast; dark brown above; bare orange facial skin; New Guinea endemic ground dove; white breast

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.

White-breasted Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 22–25 cm, with dark brown upperparts, a white breast, and grey flanks. Found on Yapen Island and the Papuan mainland in New Guinea. Inhabits lowland rainforest floor. Granivore and frugivore. Least Concern.

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