Afep Pigeon vs Western Crowned-pigeon

Columba unicincta เปรียบเทียบกับ Goura cristata

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Afep Pigeon Western Crowned-pigeon
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Columba unicincta Goura cristata
อันดับ Columbiformes Columbiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Columbidae Columbidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Vulnerable
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 42.2 cm (16.6 in) 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 401.5 g (14.16 oz) 2100.0 g (74.08 oz)
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Afep Pigeon

เสียงร้อง

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

Western Crowned-pigeon

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Vulnerable

Western Crowned-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

ขนนก

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

Western Crowned-pigeon

ขนนก

Western Crowned-pigeon: massive; blue-gray; elaborate lace-like blue-white crest; bare red orbital skin; New Guinea; vulnerable

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.

Western Crowned-pigeon

Magnificent large pigeon, 66–73 cm, with blue-grey plumage, a maroon breast, and an elaborate fan-shaped white-tipped crest. Found in lowland rainforest of western New Guinea (Vogelkop and surrounding areas). Terrestrial frugivore of fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Vulnerable due to hunting for meat and feathers and deforestation.

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