African Collared-dove vs White-throated Quail-Dove

Streptopelia roseogrisea compared with Zentrygon frenata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute African Collared-dove White-throated Quail-Dove
Scientific Name Streptopelia roseogrisea Zentrygon frenata
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) 295.0 g (10.41 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1-2 1
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

African Collared-dove only

White-throated 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-throated Quail-Dove

Conservation Status

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

Least Concern

White-throated Quail-Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

African Collared-dove

White-throated Quail-Dove

Plumage

White-throated Quail-Dove: white throat; dark brown above; rufous-buff below; bare blue-gray facial skin; South American species

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-throated Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 26–30 cm, with brown upperparts, grey head, white throat, and a whitish band across the upper breast. Inhabits humid montane forest in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia. Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. Least Concern.

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