Black-naped Fruit-dove vs African Collared-dove

Ptilinopus melanospilus compared with Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Black-naped Fruit-dove African Collared-dove
Scientific Name Ptilinopus melanospilus Streptopelia roseogrisea
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 23.6 cm (9.3 in) 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
Weight 106.0 g (3.74 oz) 152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1 1-2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Black-naped Fruit-dove only

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Black-naped 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

Least Concern

Black-naped Fruit-dove

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

Black-naped Fruit-dove

Black-naped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus), 22 cm. Green with a black nape patch, grey head and yellow-orange belly. Widespread from the Philippines and Sulawesi through the Moluccas to the Lesser Sundas and Bismarck Archipelago. Frugivore. Least Concern; common across its range.

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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