Grey-fronted Dove vs Grey-headed Dove

Grey-fronted Dove

Leptotila rufaxilla

Medium157 gForest

The grey-fronted dove is about 28 cm (11 in) long and weighs 115 to 183 g (4.1 to 6.5 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a grayish to bluish forehead ("front"), a bluish gray crown, and a grayish purple nape and hindneck with some iridescence. The yellow or brown eye is surrounded by bare red skin that is itself surrounded by pinkish white feathers. The throat is also pinkish white and the rest of the face buff to pinkish buff. The upperparts are olive-brown with faint bronze or purplish on the mantle. Voice: The grey-fronted dove's song is "a single mournful monotonous note 'wooOOOoo' which fades in and out."

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Grey-headed Dove

Leptotila plumbeiceps

Medium170 gForest

The grey-headed dove is 23.5 to 26 cm (9.3 to 10.2 in) long and weighs 139 to 205 g (4.9 to 7.2 oz). The adult male of the nominate subspecies has a pale bluish gray forehead and a slightly darker crown, nape, upper mantle, and sides of the neck. The rest of the face is pinkish buff. The throat and belly are white and the breast is pale pink. The upperparts are olive brown with a rufous wash. The central tail feathers are dark olive brown and the outer three are black with white tips. The bill is black and the legs and feet are pink. Voice: The grey-headed dove's song is "a single mournful monotonous note 'wooOOOoo' which fades in and out."

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