Mourning Collared Dove vs Vinaceous Dove

Mourning Collared Dove

Streptopelia decipiens

Medium134 gShrubland

The Mourning Collared Dove is a medium-sized, stocky pigeon, up to 32 cm in length. It is often black with pale brown wings, which are broad and pointed. The head is grey and the underside is pink, giving a pale grey shading on the belly. There is a black hind neck patch edged with white. The legs and a patch of bare skin around the eye are red. When flying, it shows dark colored flight feathers and extensive white in the tail, the latter being a distinction from the similar but larger red-eyed dove. Voice: The call from the Mourning Collared Dove is a deep, nasally call note that sounds along the lines of kuk-koooo-kuk. This call pattern is flat and considered a hoot.

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Vinaceous Dove

Streptopelia vinacea

Medium110 gShrubland

The vinaceous dove is a small, stocky pigeon, typically 26 to 30 centimeters (10.2 to 11.8 inches) in length and 130 to 180 grams (4.6 to 6.3 ounces) in weight. Its back, wings, and tail are pale brown. When flying, it shows a blackish underwing. The head and the underparts are pale pinkish-grey, and it has a black hind-neck patch edged with white. The legs are red, with white in the tail. Sexes are similar, but juveniles are duller than adults. The call is a fast coo-cu-cu-coo. They can live about 3 to 5 years in the wild.

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Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Mourning Collared Dove and Vinaceous Dove.