Afep Pigeon vs African Green-pigeon

Columba unicincta เปรียบเทียบกับ Treron calvus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Afep Pigeon African Green-pigeon
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Columba unicincta Treron calvus
อันดับ Columbiformes Columbiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Columbidae Columbidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 42.2 cm (16.6 in) 32.1 cm (12.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 401.5 g (14.16 oz) 208.8 g (7.37 oz)
อาหาร -- --
จำนวนไข่ 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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African Green-pigeon only

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.

African Green-pigeon

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

African Green-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

African Green-pigeon

ขนนก

African Green-pigeon: bright grass-green body; yellow-green underparts; red orbital skin; red bill; common sub-Saharan African species

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.

African Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–30 cm, bright green with a yellow-green head, yellowish underparts, and orange orbital skin (hence 'calvus' = bald). Widespread across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegambia to Ethiopia and south to KwaZulu-Natal, in woodland, savanna forest, and gardens. Frugivore of figs and wild berries. Least Concern.

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