Afep Pigeon vs Blue-spotted Wood-dove

Columba unicincta ile kıyaslandığında Turtur afer

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Afep Pigeon Blue-spotted Wood-dove
Bilimsel Ad Columba unicincta Turtur afer
Takım Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familya Columbidae Columbidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Ağırlık 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 61,4 g (2.17 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Afep Pigeon only

Hiçbiri

Blue-spotted Wood-dove only

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.

Blue-spotted Wood-dove

Şarkı

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of South American lowland open terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Blue-spotted Wood-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

Blue-spotted Wood-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.

Blue-spotted Wood-dove

Small dove, 20–23 cm, rufous-brown with two brilliant blue wing spots and a red bill base. Widespread in woodland, forest edge, and humid savanna across West and Central Africa from Gambia to Angola and Uganda. Granivore of seeds and small invertebrates on the forest floor. Least Concern.

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