Afep Pigeon vs Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove

Columba unicincta से तुलना Macropygia doreya

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Afep Pigeon Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Columba unicincta Macropygia doreya
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Not Evaluated
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 42.2 cm (16.6 in)
वजन 401.5 g (14.16 oz) 143.0 g (5.04 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Afep Pigeon only

कोई नहीं

Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Afep Pigeon

गीत

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

Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove

गीत

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes carrying through open African woodland habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Not Evaluated

Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

पंख

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

Sultan's 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.

Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove

Large slender cuckoo-dove, 38–42 cm, rufous-brown with black-barred upperparts and a distinctive cinnamon-rufous head and breast. Inhabits lowland and hill forest on the western Papuan islands, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago. Frugivore of small fruits and berries in forest canopy. Least Concern.

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