African Collared-dove vs Vinaceous Dove

Streptopelia roseogrisea verglichen mit Streptopelia vinacea

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal African Collared-dove Vinaceous Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Streptopelia roseogrisea Streptopelia vinacea
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 31,8 cm (12.5 in) 27,3 cm (10.7 in)
Gewicht 152,33333333333334 g (5.37 oz) 105,66666666666667 g (3.73 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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African Collared-dove only

Vinaceous Dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Vinaceous Dove

Gesang

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

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

Least Concern

Vinaceous Dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

African Collared-dove

Gefieder

Ruddy Cuckoo-dove: rich rufous-brown above; plain buff below; long red-brown tail; red orbital ring; Southeast Asian species

Vinaceous Dove

Gefieder

Pheasant Cuckoo-dove: large; rufous-brown above; barred below; long barred tail; red orbital ring; New Guinea cuckoo-dove

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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.

Vinaceous Dove

Medium dove, 25–27 cm, vinaceous-pinkish grey with a dark brown mantle, narrow black neck collar, and pale underparts. Found in the Sahel zone across West and East Africa from Gambia to Sudan, inhabiting dry savanna, thorn scrub, and farmland. Granivore of grass seeds and cultivated grains. Least Concern.

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