Afep Pigeon vs Tuxtla Quail-Dove

Columba unicincta в сравнении с Zentrygon carrikeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Afep Pigeon Tuxtla Quail-Dove
Научное название Columba unicincta Zentrygon carrikeri
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 29,3 cm (11.5 in)
Масса 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 270,5 g (9.54 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Afep Pigeon only

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Tuxtla Quail-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.

Tuxtla Quail-Dove

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Endangered

Tuxtla Quail-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

Tuxtla Quail-Dove

Оперение

Tuxtla Quail-Dove: dark brown above; rufous-buff below; bare blue-gray facial skin; long tail; Tuxtla Mexico endemic; endangered

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.

Tuxtla Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 25–28 cm, with brown upperparts, grey head and neck, rufous breast, and pale facial stripe. Confined to cloud forest and humid montane forest in Veracruz and adjacent Oaxaca, Mexico. Terrestrial forager of seeds and fruits. Endangered due to extreme range restriction and continuous cloud-forest loss.

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