White-bibbed Fruit-dove vs African Collared-dove

Ptilinopus rivoli compared with Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute White-bibbed Fruit-dove African Collared-dove
Scientific Name Ptilinopus rivoli Streptopelia roseogrisea
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 25.2 cm (9.9 in) 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
Weight 160.0 g (5.64 oz) 152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

White-bibbed Fruit-dove only

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

White-bibbed 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

White-bibbed Fruit-dove

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

White-bibbed Fruit-dove

White-bibbed Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rivoli), 23 cm. Purple crown, white bib, green body and orange belly. Found in primary montane forest of Maluku and northern New Guinea. Frugivore. Least Concern; occurs widely in hill and montane forest 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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