Afep Pigeon vs African Collared-dove

Columba unicincta verglichen mit Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Afep Pigeon African Collared-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba unicincta Streptopelia roseogrisea
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 31,8 cm (12.5 in)
Gewicht 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 152,33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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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.

African Collared-dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes through dense forest in Timor region. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

African Collared-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

African Collared-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.

African Collared-dove

Small dove, 26–29 cm, pale pinkish-grey with a black hindneck collar and white tail corners. Native to arid zones of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia and south to Tanzania. The ancestor of the domesticated Barbary Dove (ring-necked dove). Granivore of grass seeds and small grains in dry savanna, farmland, and desert edge. Least Concern.

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