African Collared-dove vs Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

Streptopelia roseogrisea compared with Treron apicauda

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute African Collared-dove Pin-tailed Green-pigeon
Scientific Name Streptopelia roseogrisea Treron apicauda
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 31.8 cm (12.5 in) 32.7 cm (12.9 in)
Weight 152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz) 220.0 g (7.76 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1-2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

African Collared-dove only

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon only

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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.

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

Least Concern

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

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How to Tell Them Apart

African Collared-dove

Plumage

Ruddy Cuckoo-dove: rich rufous-brown above; plain buff below; long red-brown tail; red orbital ring; Southeast Asian species

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

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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.

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon (Treron apicauda), 42 cm including elongated central tail feathers. Bright apple-green with a yellow-green head and a diagnostic elongated pointed tail. Found in subtropical broadleaf forest from the Himalayas through Myanmar to Indochina. Frugivore specialising in figs. Locally common but declining.

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