Atoll Fruit-dove vs African Collared-dove

Ptilinopus coralensis compared with Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Atoll Fruit-dove African Collared-dove
Scientific Name Ptilinopus coralensis Streptopelia roseogrisea
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 25.2 cm (9.9 in) 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
Weight 85.0 g (3.00 oz) 152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1 1-2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Atoll Fruit-dove only

None

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Atoll Fruit-dove

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

Near Threatened

Atoll Fruit-dove

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

Atoll Fruit-dove

Atoll Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus coralensis), 22 cm. Green with a grey head and orange-yellow underparts; endemic to the Tuamotu Archipelago atolls, French Polynesia. Inhabits low atoll vegetation including Pisonia and coconut. Frugivore. Vulnerable; sea-level rise threatens its atoll habitat.

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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