African Collared-dove vs Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Streptopelia roseogrisea compared with Treron affinis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute African Collared-dove Grey-fronted Green-pigeon
Scientific Name Streptopelia roseogrisea Treron affinis
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 31.8 cm (12.5 in) 28.8 cm (11.3 in)
Weight 152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz) 234.0 g (8.25 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1-2 2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

African Collared-dove only

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon 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.

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Conservation Status

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

Least Concern

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

African Collared-dove

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Plumage

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon: gray forehead; bright green body; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; South Asian green-pigeon

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.

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 26–29 cm; male has a grey head and a green back with yellow-washed underparts; female entirely green. Found in forest and woodland edges across the Western Ghats and hills of southern India. Frugivore of figs and berries in the forest canopy. Least Concern.

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