African Collared-dove vs Chiriqui Quail-Dove

Streptopelia roseogrisea compared with Zentrygon chiriquensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute African Collared-dove Chiriqui Quail-Dove
Scientific Name Streptopelia roseogrisea Zentrygon chiriquensis
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 31.8 cm (12.5 in) 29.6 cm (11.7 in)
Weight 152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz) 301.5 g (10.64 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1-2 2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

African Collared-dove only

Chiriqui Quail-Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Chiriqui Quail-Dove

Conservation Status

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

Least Concern

Chiriqui Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

African Collared-dove

Chiriqui Quail-Dove

Plumage

Chiriqui Quail-Dove: dark brown above; rufous-buff below; bare blue-gray facial skin; long tail; Panama-Costa Rica endemic

About These Birds

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.

Chiriqui Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 24–27 cm, with olive-brown upperparts, a rufous crown, white facial stripe, and pale buff underparts. Confined to highland forest in western Panama and adjacent Costa Rica (Chiriquí highlands). Terrestrial granivore and frugivore. Least Concern.

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