Afep Pigeon vs Tanna Ground Dove

Columba unicincta so với Pampusana ferruginea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Afep Pigeon Tanna Ground Dove
Tên Khoa Học Columba unicincta Pampusana ferruginea
Bộ Columbiformes Columbiformes
Họ Columbidae Columbidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 42,2 cm (16.6 in)
Khối Lượng 401,5 g (14.16 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Afep Pigeon only

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Tanna Ground Dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Tanna Ground Dove

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Extinct

Tanna Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

Bộ Lông

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

Tanna Ground Dove

Bộ Lông

Tanna Ground Dove: extinct; brown above; pale below; bare facial skin; Vanuatu Tanna island; extinct through introduced predators

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.

Tanna Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 19–22 cm, ferruginous-rufous overall with a grey head and pale underparts. Extinct; formerly occurred on Tanna Island in Vanuatu. Last collected in the 19th century; became extinct through hunting and habitat loss following colonial settlement of the island.

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