Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon vs African Collared-dove

Columba delegorguei compared with Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon African Collared-dove
Scientific Name Columba delegorguei Streptopelia roseogrisea
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 34.7 cm (13.7 in) 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
Weight 149.5 g (5.27 oz) 152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 1-2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon only

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon

Song

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

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

Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon

Medium-sized pigeon, 28–31 cm, with a rich chestnut back, dark bluish-grey head, and a distinctive iridescent bronze-green nape patch. Males show a white throat streak. Inhabits montane and lowland forests of eastern Africa from Ethiopia to eastern South Africa. Frugivore, feeding on figs and forest fruits. 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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