Philippine Cuckoo-Dove vs African Collared-dove

Macropygia tenuirostris comparado con Streptopelia roseogrisea

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Philippine Cuckoo-Dove African Collared-dove
Nombre científico Macropygia tenuirostris Streptopelia roseogrisea
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 35,2 cm (13.9 in) 31,8 cm (12.5 in)
Peso 178,0 g (6.28 oz) 152,33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Philippine Cuckoo-Dove only

African Collared-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Philippine Cuckoo-Dove

Canto

Loud, resonant display call; distinctive carrying notes given from open perch in Australia. 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.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Philippine Cuckoo-Dove

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Philippine Cuckoo-Dove

Plumaje

Blue-headed Wood-dove: blue-gray head; brown above; rufous-buff below; small; West African forest floor species; blue-gray head

African Collared-dove

Plumaje

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

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About These Birds

Philippine Cuckoo-Dove

Slender cuckoo-dove, 36–40 cm, with rufous-brown plumage, fine black barring on the back, and a long graduated tail. Endemic to the Philippine archipelago in lowland and montane forest. Frugivore of small fruits, berries, and seeds. Common and widespread throughout the Philippines. Least Concern.

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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