Zoe's Imperial-pigeon vs African Collared-dove

Ducula zoeae compared with Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Zoe's Imperial-pigeon African Collared-dove
Scientific Name Ducula zoeae Streptopelia roseogrisea
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 44.0 cm (17.3 in) 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
Weight 580.0 g (20.46 oz) 152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Zoe's Imperial-pigeon only

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Zoe's 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

Zoe's Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

Zoe's Imperial-pigeon

Zoe's Imperial-pigeon (Ducula zoeae), 40 cm. Dark metallic green upperparts with banded underparts of orange-rufous and white; grey head with a dark eye-stripe. Found in lowland and foothill forest of New Guinea. Frugivore. Least Concern; common across New Guinea.

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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