Spectacled Imperial-pigeon vs African Collared-dove

Ducula perspicillata compared with Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Spectacled Imperial-pigeon African Collared-dove
Scientific Name Ducula perspicillata Streptopelia roseogrisea
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 50.4 cm (19.8 in) 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
Weight 675.0 g (23.81 oz) 152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Spectacled Imperial-pigeon only

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Spectacled Imperial-pigeon

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

Spectacled Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

Spectacled Imperial-pigeon

Spectacled Imperial-pigeon (Ducula perspicillata), 40 cm. Dark green upperparts with a pale head and a distinctive dark eye-ring giving a 'spectacled' look. Endemic to the North Maluku Islands, Indonesia. Inhabits primary lowland forest. Frugivore. Near Threatened; restricted island range.

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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