Red Collared Dove vs Ring-necked Dove

Red Collared Dove

Streptopelia tranquebarica

Medium103 gWoodland

The red collared dove is a relatively small species, with a length of 20.5–23 cm (8.1–9.1 in) and a weight of around 104 g (3.7 oz). The male has a bluish head and light red-brown body with a black ring round its neck, while the female is similar but pinkish all over.

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Photo: Ben Costamagna · CC BY 4.0

Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola

Medium142 gShrubland

Their body feathers are darkest on the upper side, where they are coloured in dull tones of grey and brown, with shades of lavender on the nape. It is paler below, where a tint of pinkish lavender is usually present. The lower belly and crissum (the undertail coverts surrounding the cloaca) is white. As with related species, they have white fringes and conspicuous white tips to the otherwise slate grey tail feathers. The tail pattern is particularly noticeable during the display flight. Individual plumage variation is high, with some light and others almost sooty.

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Photo: Erik A. Drabløs · CC BY 3.0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Red Collared Dove and Ring-necked Dove.