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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता	Afep Pigeon	Bruce's Green-pigeon
वैज्ञानिक नाम	Columba unicincta	Treron waalia
गण	Columbiformes	Columbiformes
कुल	Columbidae	Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति	Least Concern	Least Concern
लंबाई	—	—
पंखों का फैलाव	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	35.9 cm (14.1 in)
वजन	401.5 g (14.16 oz)	254.5 g (8.98 oz)
आहार	--	--
अंडों की संख्या	1	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

🌲 Forest

Afep Pigeon only

कोई नहीं

Bruce's Green-pigeon only

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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.

Bruce's Green-pigeon

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Bruce's Green-pigeon

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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

Bruce's Green-pigeon

पंख

Bruce's Green-pigeon: bright grass-green body; yellow-green below; orange-yellow breast; bare red-orange orbital skin; West African

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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.

Bruce's Green-pigeon

Large green-pigeon, 30–33 cm, bright yellow-green with a grey head, yellow eye-ring, and pinkish-yellow bill. Found in dry woodland and savanna across the Sahel and savanna zone of Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia. Frugivore of wild figs and berries in the forest canopy. Least Concern.

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