Timor Cuckoo-Dove vs African Collared-dove

Macropygia magna compared with Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Timor Cuckoo-Dove African Collared-dove
Scientific Name Macropygia magna Streptopelia roseogrisea
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 37.4 cm (14.7 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

Timor Cuckoo-Dove only

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Timor Cuckoo-Dove

Song

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of South Asian dry open habitat. 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

Timor Cuckoo-Dove

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

Timor Cuckoo-Dove

Large slender cuckoo-dove, 40–43 cm, rufous-brown with heavy black barring on the upperparts and a long tail. Found in forests and forest edge on Timor, Wetar, and Babar in the Lesser Sunda Islands. Frugivore of 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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