Afep Pigeon vs Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon

Columba unicincta verglichen mit Treron fulvicollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Afep Pigeon Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba unicincta Treron fulvicollis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 28,7 cm (11.3 in)
Gewicht 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 167,0 g (5.89 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 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.

Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Vulnerable

Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon

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

Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon

Gefieder

Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon: cinnamon-rufous head in males; bright green body; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; dimorphic

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.

Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon

Small-medium green-pigeon, 25–28 cm; male has a cinnamon-rufous head and neck contrasting with yellow-green body and grey wings; female is plain green. Inhabits lowland and foothill forest, forest edge, and mangroves in Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Frugivore of figs and berries in the forest canopy. Least Concern.

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