Rapa Fruit-dove vs African Collared-dove

Ptilinopus huttoni compared with Streptopelia roseogrisea

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 — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Rapa Fruit-dove only

African Collared-dove only

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.

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Rapa Fruit-dove

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

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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