Afep Pigeon vs White-faced Cuckoo-Dove

Columba unicincta verglichen mit Turacoena manadensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Afep Pigeon White-faced Cuckoo-Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba unicincta Turacoena manadensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 39,7 cm (15.6 in)
Gewicht 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 212,5 g (7.50 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Afep Pigeon only

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White-faced Cuckoo-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-faced Cuckoo-Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing with mild quality; delicate pure notes carrying across Australian dry terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

White-faced Cuckoo-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-faced Cuckoo-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.

White-faced Cuckoo-Dove

Medium-large, 30–34 cm cuckoo-dove with dark blackish-brown plumage and a white face, forehead, and throat. Confined to Sulawesi and adjacent small islands in Indonesia, inhabiting forest and forest edge. Frugivore of small fruits and berries in the forest canopy. Least Concern.

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