Afep Pigeon vs Pemba Green-pigeon

Columba unicincta verglichen mit Treron pembaensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Afep Pigeon Pemba Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba unicincta Treron pembaensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 33,8 cm (13.3 in)
Gewicht 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 205,0 g (7.23 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Afep Pigeon only

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Pemba Green-pigeon 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.

Pemba Green-pigeon

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Vulnerable

Pemba 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

Pemba Green-pigeon

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.

Pemba Green-pigeon

Pemba Green-pigeon (Treron pembaensis), 28 cm. Confined to Pemba Island, Tanzania. Male has yellow-green plumage with an orange-washed breast; female duller. Inhabits moist forest and plantation edges. Frugivore, feeding on figs and small berries. Endangered due to severe deforestation of its tiny island range.

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