Norfolk Ground Dove vs African Collared-dove

Pampusana norfolkensis comparado con Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Norfolk Ground Dove African Collared-dove
Nombre científico Pampusana norfolkensis Streptopelia roseogrisea
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 31,8 cm (12.5 in)
Peso 152,33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Norfolk Ground Dove only

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Norfolk Ground Dove

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

Not Evaluated

Norfolk Ground Dove

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Norfolk Ground Dove

Plumaje

Norfolk Ground Dove: dark brown above; pale below; bare facial skin; Norfolk island endemic; now extinct; lost island species

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

Norfolk Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with dark brown upperparts and pale buff underparts. Extinct; formerly inhabited Norfolk Island in the southwestern Pacific. Last confirmed record in the 1800s; became extinct through hunting and habitat clearance following European settlement.

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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