Western Crowned-pigeon vs African Collared-dove

Goura cristata 比較対象 Streptopelia roseogrisea

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属性 Western Crowned-pigeon African Collared-dove
学名 Goura cristata Streptopelia roseogrisea
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 71.1 cm (28.0 in) 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
体重 2100.0 g (74.08 oz) 152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Western Crowned-pigeon only

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Western Crowned-pigeon

African Collared-dove

さえずり

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes through dense forest in Timor region. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

保全状況

Vulnerable

Western Crowned-pigeon

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Western Crowned-pigeon

羽毛

Western Crowned-pigeon: massive; blue-gray; elaborate lace-like blue-white crest; bare red orbital skin; New Guinea; vulnerable

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

Western Crowned-pigeon

Magnificent large pigeon, 66–73 cm, with blue-grey plumage, a maroon breast, and an elaborate fan-shaped white-tipped crest. Found in lowland rainforest of western New Guinea (Vogelkop and surrounding areas). Terrestrial frugivore of fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Vulnerable due to hunting for meat and feathers and deforestation.

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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