White-naped Pigeon vs Afep Pigeon

Columba albinucha в сравнении с Columba unicincta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика White-naped Pigeon Afep Pigeon
Научное название Columba albinucha Columba unicincta
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 36,6 cm (14.4 in) 42,2 cm (16.6 in)
Масса 302,5 g (10.67 oz) 401,5 g (14.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

White-naped Pigeon only

Нет

Afep Pigeon only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

White-naped Pigeon

Пение

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

Afep Pigeon

Пение

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

Охранный статус

Least Concern

White-naped Pigeon

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

White-naped Pigeon

Оперение

White-naped Pigeon: white nape patch; dark glossy above; pale below; Central African rainforest; white nape patch diagnostic

Afep Pigeon

Оперение

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

About These Birds

White-naped Pigeon

White-naped Pigeon (Columba albinucha) — 36–40 cm. Slaty-grey with a distinctive white hindneck patch; yellow-orange bill. Inhabits montane forest of Central Africa (Albertine Rift, Cameroon). Frugivore. A poorly known forest pigeon of high-altitude African forests.

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.

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