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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Speckled Pigeon	African Collared-dove
学名	Columba guinea	Streptopelia roseogrisea
目	Columbiformes	Columbiformes
科	Columbidae	Columbidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31.8 cm (12.5 in)
体重	307.5 g (10.85 oz)	152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
食性	--	--
产卵数	1-3	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

无

Speckled Pigeon only

🌾 Grassland

African Collared-dove only

🏜️ Desert

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Song & Call Comparison

Speckled Pigeon

鸣唱

Soft, gentle five-note cooing; pure melodic notes with classic quality carrying across open European terrain.

African Collared-dove

鸣唱

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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保护状况

Least Concern

Speckled Pigeon

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Speckled Pigeon

羽毛

Speckled Pigeon: gray with rufous wing speckling; bare red orbital skin; white spots on wings; dark tail band; African species

African Collared-dove

羽毛

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

Speckled Pigeon

斑点鸽(Columba guinea)体长36-41厘米。灰色，栗褐色翅膀密布白色斑点；裸露红色眼眶皮肤；蜡红色喙。广泛分布于撒哈拉以南非洲，是非洲最常见的鸽子之一，栖息于各种开阔至半开阔的栖息地。

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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