White-tailed Laurel-pigeon vs Afep Pigeon

Columba junoniae so với Columba unicincta

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính White-tailed Laurel-pigeon Afep Pigeon
Tên Khoa Học Columba junoniae Columba unicincta
Bộ Columbiformes Columbiformes
Họ Columbidae Columbidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Near Threatened Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 43,8 cm (17.2 in) 42,2 cm (16.6 in)
Khối Lượng 400,0 g (14.11 oz) 401,5 g (14.16 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon only

Không

Afep Pigeon only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Tiếng Hót

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

Afep Pigeon

Tiếng Hót

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

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Near Threatened

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Bộ Lông

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon: dark brown; purple neck gloss; white tail band; Canary Island Laurisilva endemic; white tail diagnostic

Afep Pigeon

Bộ Lông

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

About These Birds

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon (Columba junoniae) — 37–40 cm. Dark grey with white tail tip; iridescent neck patch. Endemic to La Palma, La Gomera, and Tenerife (Canary Islands) in laurel forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; strongly dependent on intact laurisilva. One of the rarest European pigeons.

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.

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