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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Rapa Fruit-dove	African Collared-dove
Scientific Name	Ptilinopus huttoni	Streptopelia roseogrisea
Order	Columbiformes	Columbiformes
Family	Columbidae	Columbidae
Conservation Status	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	31.8 cm (12.5 in)
Weight	130.0 g (4.59 oz)	152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	--	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Rapa Fruit-dove only

🌲 Forest

African Collared-dove only

🏜️ Desert

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Song & Call Comparison

Rapa 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.

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Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Rapa Fruit-dove

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rapa Fruit-dove

African Collared-dove

Plumage

Ruddy Cuckoo-dove: rich rufous-brown above; plain buff below; long red-brown tail; red orbital ring; Southeast Asian species

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About These Birds

Rapa Fruit-dove

Rapa Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus huttoni), 27 cm. Large for the genus; green with a white head and breast and a green-spotted belly. Endemic to Rapa Island, the most remote island of French Polynesia. Inhabits dense montane scrub. Frugivore. Endangered; tiny population on one isolated island.

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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