White-throated Ground Dove vs African Collared-dove

Pampusana xanthonura comparado con Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-throated Ground Dove African Collared-dove
Nombre científico Pampusana xanthonura Streptopelia roseogrisea
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 31,8 cm (12.5 in)
Peso 115,75 g (4.08 oz) 152,33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

White-throated Ground Dove only

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

White-throated 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

Near Threatened

White-throated Ground Dove

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

White-throated Ground Dove

Plumaje

White-throated Ground Dove: white throat; brown above; pale buff below; bare red facial skin; Mariana islands endemic dove

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

White-throated Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–24 cm, with dark brown upperparts, a white throat, and yellowish underparts. Confined to the forests of the Mariana Islands (Guam and Northern Marianas). Inhabits primary and secondary forest floor. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to deforestation and introduced predators including the brown tree snake.

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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