Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon vs African Collared-dove

Ducula cuprea verglichen mit Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon African Collared-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula cuprea Streptopelia roseogrisea
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 45,6 cm (18.0 in) 31,8 cm (12.5 in)
Gewicht 486,0 g (17.14 oz) 152,33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Song & Call Comparison

Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon

African Collared-dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes through dense forest in Timor region. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon

Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon (Ducula cuprea), 43 cm. Dark bronze-green upperparts; pale grey head; underparts washed coppery-pink. Endemic to the hills of southwestern India (Western Ghats) and Sri Lanka. Inhabits dense evergreen forest. Frugivore. Near Threatened; dependent on intact Western Ghats forest.

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.

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