Afep Pigeon
Columba unicinctaCassin, J, 1860
English (US) Afep Pigeon
The Afep Pigeon (Columba unicincta) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
Range: equatorial forest of western and central AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Columba unicincta
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Afep Pigeon
- Described by
- Cassin, J, 1860
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Cassin, J, 1860
- Type locality
- Ogobai [i.e. Ogowe] River, Gaboon.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11(1859) p.143
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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