Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove vs African Collared-dove

Macropygia macassariensis compared with Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove African Collared-dove
Scientific Name Macropygia macassariensis Streptopelia roseogrisea
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 35.2 cm (13.9 in) 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
Weight 237.0 g (8.36 oz) 152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 1-2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove only

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove

Song

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes with mild quality through arid Australian terrain. 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

Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove

Slender cuckoo-dove, 35–38 cm, rufous-brown with barred upperparts and a long tail. Restricted to the islands of Sulawesi's Flores Sea group, including Selayar, Tanahjampea, and Kalao. Inhabits forest and forest edge. Frugivore. Near Threatened due to small range and deforestation.

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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