White-tailed Laurel-pigeon vs African Collared-dove

Columba junoniae comparado con Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-tailed Laurel-pigeon African Collared-dove
Nombre científico Columba junoniae Streptopelia roseogrisea
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 43,8 cm (17.2 in) 31,8 cm (12.5 in)
Peso 400,0 g (14.11 oz) 152,33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon only

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Canto

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense highland African forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

African Collared-dove

Canto

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

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Plumaje

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon: dark brown; purple neck gloss; white tail band; Canary Island Laurisilva endemic; white tail diagnostic

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Paloma laurera coliblanca (Columba junoniae) — 37-40 cm. Plumaje gris oscuro con cola de punta blanca y brillo iridiscente en el cuello. Endémica de los laurisilvas de La Palma, La Gomera y Tenerife en las Islas Canarias. Frugívora. Vulnerable; depende estrictamente de los laurisilvas intactos. Una de las palomas más raras de Europa.

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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