Afep Pigeon vs Sulu Bleeding-heart

Columba unicincta comparado con Gallicolumba menagei

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Afep Pigeon Sulu Bleeding-heart
Nombre científico Columba unicincta Gallicolumba menagei
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Critically Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 31,7 cm (12.5 in)
Peso 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 196,0 g (6.91 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Afep Pigeon only

Ninguno

Sulu Bleeding-heart only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Afep Pigeon

Canto

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense humid African forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Sulu Bleeding-heart

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Critically Endangered

Sulu Bleeding-heart

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

Plumaje

Afep Pigeon: pale gray; white neck gloss; dark flight feathers; large size; Central African rainforest pigeon; pale overall

Sulu Bleeding-heart

Plumaje

Sulu Bleeding-heart: white below with crimson breast spot; dark brown above; bare facial skin; Sulu islands endemic; critically endangered

About These Birds

Afep Pigeon

Paloma del Camerún (Columba unicincta) — Paloma de los bosques tropicales de África central y occidental, desde Camerún hasta el Congo. Plumaje gris pizarra con un delicado collar en el cuello.

Sulu Bleeding-heart

Small ground dove, 22–25 cm, with brown and grey plumage and a red breast spot. Known only from the Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, with very few modern records. Inhabits lowland forest remnants. Critically Endangered (possibly Extinct) due to near-total forest loss and hunting pressure in the Sulu Islands.

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