African Collared-dove vs Emerald-spotted Wood-dove

Streptopelia roseogrisea comparado con Turtur chalcospilos

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Collared-dove Emerald-spotted Wood-dove
Nombre científico Streptopelia roseogrisea Turtur chalcospilos
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 31,8 cm (12.5 in) 22,1 cm (8.7 in)
Peso 152,33333333333334 g (5.37 oz) 65,36666666666666 g (2.31 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

African Collared-dove only

Emerald-spotted Wood-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Emerald-spotted Wood-dove

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes carrying through North American dry open terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

Least Concern

Emerald-spotted Wood-dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

African Collared-dove

Plumaje

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

Emerald-spotted Wood-dove

Plumaje

Squatter Pigeon: brown; bold black-and-white facial pattern; bare blue-violet orbital skin; Australian grassland pigeon

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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.

Emerald-spotted Wood-dove

Small dove, 20–22 cm, grey-brown with two iridescent green wing spots and a pale grey head. Widespread in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia and south to South Africa, in woodland, savanna, and forest edge. Granivore of seeds and termites on the ground. Least Concern.

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