African Collared-dove vs Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

Streptopelia roseogrisea compared with Treron bicinctus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute African Collared-dove Orange-breasted Green-pigeon
Scientific Name Streptopelia roseogrisea Treron bicinctus
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 31.8 cm (12.5 in) 31.2 cm (12.3 in)
Weight 152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz) 174.5 g (6.16 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1-2 2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

African Collared-dove only

Orange-breasted 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.

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

Conservation Status

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

Least Concern

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

African Collared-dove

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

Plumage

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon: males with orange breast and belly; green back and wings; bare red-yellow orbital skin; dimorphic

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.

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–30 cm; male has an orange breast and a lilac-purple neck band bounded by yellow, with green upperparts; female is plainer green. Found in dry and moist deciduous forest from India and Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Thailand, and Indochina. Frugivore of figs and berries. Least Concern.

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