Afep Pigeon vs Negros Bleeding-heart

Columba unicincta comparado com Gallicolumba keayi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Afep Pigeon Negros Bleeding-heart
Nome científico Columba unicincta Gallicolumba keayi
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Critically Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 27,8 cm (10.9 in)
Peso 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 190,5 g (6.72 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Afep Pigeon only

Nenhum

Negros Bleeding-heart only

Nenhum

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.

Negros Bleeding-heart

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Critically Endangered

Negros Bleeding-heart

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

Plumagem

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

Negros Bleeding-heart

Plumagem

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

About These Birds

Afep Pigeon

Pomba-africana-de-anel (Columba unicincta) — Pomba de grande porte das florestas do centro de África, incluindo Camarões, Gabão, República do Congo e RDC. Apresenta uma banda acinzentada característica no pescoço. Habita florestas tropicais densas de baixada. Pouco conhecida, sendo registrada principalmente através de especímenes antigos.

Negros Bleeding-heart

Medium ground dove, 25–28 cm, with brown upperparts and a distinct reddish breast spot, smaller than in Luzon Bleeding-heart. Endemic to Negros and Panay in the Philippines. Inhibits remnant lowland and hill forest. Critically Endangered; forest cover on Negros is near-exhausted, and the species may number fewer than 250 adults.

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