Nilgiri Woodpigeon vs African Collared-dove

Columba elphinstonii مقارنةً بـ Streptopelia roseogrisea

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Nilgiri Woodpigeon African Collared-dove
الاسم العلمي Columba elphinstonii Streptopelia roseogrisea
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 41,5 cm (16.3 in) 31,8 cm (12.5 in)
الوزن 379,0 g (13.37 oz) 152,33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Nilgiri Woodpigeon only

African Collared-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Nilgiri Woodpigeon

الغناء

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

African Collared-dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes through dense forest in Timor region. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Nilgiri Woodpigeon

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Nilgiri Woodpigeon

الريش

Nilgiri Woodpigeon: dark gray; chequered black-white neck; pale gray below; orange-red bill; South Indian endemic; chequered neck

African Collared-dove

الريش

Ruddy Cuckoo-dove: rich rufous-brown above; plain buff below; long red-brown tail; red orbital ring; Southeast Asian species

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About These Birds

Nilgiri Woodpigeon

Nilgiri Woodpigeon (Columba elphinstonii) — 38–42 cm. Dark brown above; grey head; white-and-chequered neck patch; vinous underparts. Endemic to the Western Ghats, India, in dense Shola forest at 500–2,500 m. Frugivore. Vulnerable; restricted to isolated hilltop forests.

African Collared-dove

Small dove, 26–29 cm, pale pinkish-grey with a black hindneck collar and white tail corners. Native to arid zones of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia and south to Tanzania. The ancestor of the domesticated Barbary Dove (ring-necked dove). Granivore of grass seeds and small grains in dry savanna, farmland, and desert edge. Least Concern.

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