Croaking Ground Dove vs African Collared-dove

Columbina cruziana compared with Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Croaking Ground Dove African Collared-dove
Scientific Name Columbina cruziana Streptopelia roseogrisea
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 17.3 cm (6.8 in) 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
Weight 48.475 g (1.71 oz) 152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1-3 1-2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Croaking Ground Dove only

None

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Croaking Ground Dove

Song

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of tropical American dry 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

Croaking Ground Dove

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

Croaking Ground Dove

Small dove, 17–20 cm, sandy-grey above, pinkish below, with a yellow bill base and a deep croaking call unlike other Columbina. Confined to arid coastal deserts and dry valleys from Ecuador to northern Chile. Granivore of desert seeds and plant material. 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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