Afep Pigeon vs Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

Columba unicincta verglichen mit Zentrygon lawrencii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Afep Pigeon Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba unicincta Zentrygon lawrencii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 27,5 cm (10.8 in)
Gewicht 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 220,0 g (7.76 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
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.

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Purplish-backed Quail-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

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

Gefieder

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove: purplish iridescent back; dark brown above; pale buff below; bare blue-gray facial skin; Central America

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.

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 24–28 cm, with purplish-brown iridescent upperparts, a white facial stripe, grey head, and pale underparts. Inhabits humid montane and submontane forest in Costa Rica, Panama, and western Colombia. Terrestrial granivore and frugivore. Least Concern.

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