Afep Pigeon vs Pale Mountain-pigeon

Columba unicincta в сравнении с Gymnophaps solomonensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Afep Pigeon Pale Mountain-pigeon
Научное название Columba unicincta Gymnophaps solomonensis
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Масса 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 347,5 g (12.26 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Afep Pigeon only

Нет

Pale Mountain-pigeon only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Pale Mountain-pigeon

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Pale Mountain-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

Оперение

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

Pale Mountain-pigeon

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.

Pale Mountain-pigeon

Pale Mountain-pigeon (Gymnophaps solomonensis), 35 cm. Pale grey with pinkish underparts; found in montane forest of Bougainville and the Solomon Islands above 1,000 m. Frugivore. Least Concern; relatively secure in montane forest of the Solomon Islands.

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