Afep Pigeon vs Purple-winged Ground Dove

Columba unicincta в сравнении с Paraclaravis geoffroyi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Afep Pigeon Purple-winged Ground Dove
Научное название Columba unicincta Paraclaravis geoffroyi
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 23,6 cm (9.3 in)
Масса 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 225,0 g (7.94 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Afep Pigeon only

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Purple-winged Ground Dove only

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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.

Purple-winged Ground Dove

Пение

Soft, gentle cooing with purple-winged quality; delicate notes of this threatened Brazilian dove species.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Critically Endangered

Purple-winged Ground Dove

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

Purple-winged Ground Dove

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.

Purple-winged Ground Dove

Small dove, 18–21 cm; male dark blue with purple wing bars; female brown with rufous wing bars. Tied to Atlantic Forest bamboo in southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Nomadic, appearing in flocks only during bamboo seeding. Endangered due to extensive Atlantic Forest loss; rarely recorded in recent decades.

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