Eared Dove vs Galapagos Dove

Eared Dove

Zenaida auriculata

Medium110 gUrban

The eared dove is 24 cm (9.4 in) long with a long, wedge-shaped tail, and weighs normally about 112 g (4.0 oz). Adult males have mainly olive-brown upperpart plumage, with black spots on the wings. The head has a grey crown, black line behind the eye, and the blue-black on the lower ear coverts. These black markings give the species its English and specific names. The underparts are vinous, and the tail is tipped with cinnamon. The bill is black and the legs dark red. The female is duller than the male, and immature birds are greyish-brown, very dull, with pale barring.

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Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Pichincha: La Buena Esperanza, Tumbaco, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Enrique González · CC BY 4.0

Galapagos Dove

Zenaida galapagoensis

Medium111 gWoodland

The Galápagos dove grows 18–23 cm (7.1–9.1 in) long and weighs in at 67–92 g (2.4–3.2 oz). The long black bill is slightly curved downwards. The feet and legs are reddish with some purple. A boldly marked bird, the Galápagos dove has dark reddish-brown upperparts, a pinkish neck and breast, a buff-coloured belly, and brown wings, streaked with white and black. The skin around the eye is deep blue with a black border. The eye itself is brown. An iridescent patch is found on the side of the neck.

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Photo: Andrew Katsis · CC BY 4.0

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