Afep Pigeon vs Eared Dove

Columba unicincta से तुलना Zenaida auriculata

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Afep Pigeon Eared Dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Columba unicincta Zenaida auriculata
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 42.2 cm (16.6 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
वजन 401.5 g (14.16 oz) 117.83333333333333 g (4.16 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Afep Pigeon only

Eared 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.

Eared Dove

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Eared 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

Eared Dove

पंख

Eared Dove: gray-brown; pale below; black ear spot; iridescent neck gloss; pale belly; common South American dove; ear spot

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.

Eared Dove

Slender dove, 24–27 cm, similar to Mourning Dove with brown plumage, black facial spots, and a pointed tail, but shorter-tailed. Highly abundant across South America from Colombia to southern Argentina and Chile, the Caribbean and Galápagos. Granivore of seeds. One of South America's most numerous doves, forming huge flocks. Least Concern.

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