Afep Pigeon vs Santa Cruz Ground Dove

Columba unicincta ile kıyaslandığında Pampusana sanctaecrucis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Afep Pigeon Santa Cruz Ground Dove
Bilimsel Ad Columba unicincta Pampusana sanctaecrucis
Takım Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familya Columbidae Columbidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Endangered
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 42,2 cm (16.6 in)
Ağırlık 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 165,5 g (5.84 oz)
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Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Afep Pigeon only

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Santa Cruz Ground Dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Afep Pigeon

Şarkı

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

Santa Cruz Ground Dove

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Endangered

Santa Cruz Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

Tuy

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

Santa Cruz Ground Dove

Tuy

Santa Cruz Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red orbital skin; Santa Cruz islands endemic; endangered 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.

Santa Cruz Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with brown upperparts, a grey head, and pale buff underparts. Known from the Santa Cruz Islands (Solomon Islands) and Espíritu Santo (Vanuatu). Inhabits dense lowland forest floor. Terrestrial frugivore. Critically Endangered; very few recent records and significant forest loss throughout its range.

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