Brown-capped Emerald Dove vs African Collared-dove

Chalcophaps longirostris compared with Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Brown-capped Emerald Dove African Collared-dove
Scientific Name Chalcophaps longirostris Streptopelia roseogrisea
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 30.4 cm (12.0 in) 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
Weight 146.0 g (5.15 oz) 152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 1-2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Brown-capped Emerald Dove only

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Brown-capped Emerald Dove

Song

Soft, gentle cooing with emerald warmth; pure notes with mild quality through Australasian dense forest.

African Collared-dove

Song

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

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Brown-capped Emerald Dove

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

Brown-capped Emerald Dove

Small dove, 23–26 cm, with iridescent emerald-green upperparts, a brown crown (not grey), and a longer bill than the Grey-capped Emerald Dove. Ranges from the Andamans and Sundas through New Guinea to Australia and Pacific islands. Inhabits dense rainforest and monsoon forest. Granivore and frugivore on the forest floor. Least Concern.

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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