African Collared-dove vs Long-tailed Ground Dove

Streptopelia roseogrisea comparé à Uropelia campestris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut African Collared-dove Long-tailed Ground Dove
Nom scientifique Streptopelia roseogrisea Uropelia campestris
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 31,8 cm (12.5 in) 13,0 cm (5.1 in)
Poids 152,33333333333334 g (5.37 oz) 35,2 g (1.24 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1-2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

African Collared-dove only

Long-tailed Ground Dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Long-tailed Ground Dove

Chant

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of Pallid dove dry open terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

African Collared-dove

Plumage

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

Long-tailed Ground Dove

Plumage

White-tipped Dove: pale gray-brown; white-tipped tail feathers; pink-buff below; bare red orbital skin; South American lowland dove

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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.

Long-tailed Ground Dove

Distinctive small dove, 17–21 cm, with sandy-brown plumage, a bold black and rufous wing patch, and a notably long, graduated tail. Found in open cerrado savanna and grasslands of central Brazil and adjacent Bolivia and Paraguay. Granivore of grass seeds. Often perches in open positions on fence posts or low shrubs. Least Concern.

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