African Collared-dove vs African Green-pigeon

Streptopelia roseogrisea comparado com Treron calvus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Collared-dove African Green-pigeon
Nome científico Streptopelia roseogrisea Treron calvus
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 31,8 cm (12.5 in) 32,1 cm (12.6 in)
Peso 152,33333333333334 g (5.37 oz) 208,8 g (7.37 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

African Collared-dove only

African Green-pigeon only

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.

African Green-pigeon

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

Least Concern

African Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

African Collared-dove

African Green-pigeon

Plumagem

African Green-pigeon: bright grass-green body; yellow-green underparts; red orbital skin; red bill; common sub-Saharan African species

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.

African Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–30 cm, bright green with a yellow-green head, yellowish underparts, and orange orbital skin (hence 'calvus' = bald). Widespread across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegambia to Ethiopia and south to KwaZulu-Natal, in woodland, savanna forest, and gardens. Frugivore of figs and wild berries. Least Concern.

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