African Collared-dove vs White-faced Quail-Dove

Streptopelia roseogrisea compared with Zentrygon albifacies

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute African Collared-dove White-faced Quail-Dove
Scientific Name Streptopelia roseogrisea Zentrygon albifacies
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 31.8 cm (12.5 in) 28.3 cm (11.1 in)
Weight 152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz) 276.75 g (9.76 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

African Collared-dove only

White-faced 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.

White-faced Quail-Dove

Conservation Status

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

Least Concern

White-faced Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

African Collared-dove

White-faced Quail-Dove

Plumage

White-faced Quail-Dove: white face; dark brown above; pale buff below; bare blue-gray orbital skin; Central American quail-dove

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.

White-faced Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 25–29 cm, with brown upperparts, a distinctive white face and throat, grey crown, and pale buff underparts. Inhabits humid montane forest from southern Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas) to Honduras. Terrestrial forager of seeds and forest fruits. Least Concern.

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