Dodo vs African Collared-dove

Raphus cucullatus verglichen mit Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Dodo African Collared-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Raphus cucullatus Streptopelia roseogrisea
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 31,8 cm (12.5 in)
Gewicht 18000,0 g (634.93 oz) 152,33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Dodo only

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Dodo

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

Extinct

Dodo

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Dodo

Gefieder

Dodo: extinct; large; gray-brown; vestigial wings; pale yellow bill with hook; bare facial skin; Mauritius endemic; icon of extinction

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

Dodo

Iconic extinct flightless pigeon of Mauritius, ~100 cm and 10–18 kg, with grey plumage, vestigial wings, and a large hooked bill. Fed on fallen fruits; fearless of humans having evolved with no natural predators. Driven extinct by hunting and introduced animals by ~1690 CE; a global symbol of human-caused extinction.

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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