Madeira Laurel-pigeon vs African Collared-dove

Columba trocaz مقارنةً بـ Streptopelia roseogrisea

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Madeira Laurel-pigeon African Collared-dove
الاسم العلمي Columba trocaz Streptopelia roseogrisea
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 47,0 cm (18.5 in) 31,8 cm (12.5 in)
الوزن 456,82 g (16.11 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

Madeira Laurel-pigeon only

African Collared-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Madeira Laurel-pigeon

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing call; pure notes with mild quality, historically documented from Afep forest. 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

Least Concern

Madeira Laurel-pigeon

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Madeira Laurel-pigeon

الريش

Madeira Laurel-pigeon: dark brown; purple-green neck gloss; white-tipped dark tail; Macaronesian laurel forest endemic

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

Madeira Laurel-pigeon

Madeira Laurel-pigeon (Columba trocaz) — 37–40 cm. Large dark grey pigeon; iridescent silver-pink neck patch; no white markings. Endemic to Madeira in dense laurisilva (laurel forest). Frugivore and granivore. Near Threatened; dependent on remaining laurel forest. Protected species.

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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