Pied Imperial-pigeon vs African Collared-dove

Ducula bicolor comparé à Streptopelia roseogrisea

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Pied Imperial-pigeon African Collared-dove
Nom scientifique Ducula bicolor Streptopelia roseogrisea
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 45,2 cm (17.8 in) 31,8 cm (12.5 in)
Poids 420,0 g (14.82 oz) 152,33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Pied Imperial-pigeon only

African Collared-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Pied Imperial-pigeon

African Collared-dove

Chant

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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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Pied Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Pied Imperial-pigeon

African Collared-dove

Plumage

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

Pied Imperial-pigeon

Pied Imperial-pigeon (Ducula bicolor), 41 cm. Striking black-and-white: white body with black flight feathers and tail tip. Coastal and island specialist from Myanmar through the Philippines and Indonesia to New Guinea. Frugivore; undertakes mass inter-island movements. 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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