African wood-pigeon, Gray wood-pigeon
The afep pigeon (Columba unicincta ), also known as the African wood-pigeon or gray wood-pigeon, is a member of the family Columbidae which lives in the Equatorial Forests of Africa.
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starts withThe afep pigeon is between 35 and 36 cm (14 in) in length and weighs between 356 and 490 g (12.6 and 17.3 oz). The sexes are similar. It has a gray neck and body, with darker gray wings and tail. The throat and belly are white. The breast is buff-pink. The eyes and orbital rings are red.
This pigeon has a loud call. It sounds like "doo doo doo" or "whu whu whu whu-WHU".
They are found in two disjunct areas of the African tropical rainforest. In particular, they can be found in Sierra Leone, southern Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. Their range also includes south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Uganda and Angola.
Afep pigeons mainly feed on grain and seeds.
They mainly breed in the second half of the dry season. The female pigeon usually lays between 1 and 3 eggs. Both parents help raise the chicks. They are incubated for between 14 and 18 days. They are fed with crop milk after hatching. A few days later, they will start eating small pieces of solid food. They leave the nest 20 to 25 days after they hatch.
