Afep pigeon
| Afep pigeon | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Columba |
| Species: | C. unicincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Columba unicincta Cassin, 1860 | |
The Afep pigeon (Columba unicincta), also known as the African wood-pigeon or gray wood-pigeon,is a member of the Columbidae family which lives in Africa. In West Africa it can be found in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Côte D'Ivoire and Ghana. In Central Africa its range extends from south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic to Uganda. There are isolated pockets further south in Angola.
Like many other pigeons, it mainly feeds on grain and seeds.
The Afep pigeon has a pale gray neck and body, with darker gray wings and in part, tail. Its irises and eye ceres are bright red.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Columba unicincta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.