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Speckled Pigeon vs Stock Dove

Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)

Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

Large352 gShrubland

It is a medium-sized pigeon, at 32–35 cm in length similar in size to rock dove and stock dove. Its back and wings are rufous, the latter heavily speckled with white spots. The rest of the upperparts and underparts are blue-grey, and the head is grey with red patches of bare skin around the eye. The neck is brownish, streaked with white, and the legs are red. The sexes are similar, but immatures are browner than adults and lack the red eye patches. The call is a loud doo-doo-doo.

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Photo: Kjeuring · CC BY 3.0
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)

Stock Dove

Columba oenas

Medium291 gWoodland

The stock dove is 28–34 cm (11–13 in) long, with a wingspan of 60–66 cm (24–26 in) and a weight of 303–365 g in males, 286–290 g in females. The plumage is a blue-toned grey, with two short dark grey to blackish wingbars on the tertials and greater coverts, and a broad dark grey bar at the tip of the tail. The breast is lightly suffused pinkish-purple, and the sides of the neck have an iridescent patch varying between green and purple depending on the angle of incident light. The eyes are dark, and the bill pink with a yellow tip.

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Recording: Sonothèque ADVL · CC0
Photo: Jason Thompson · CC0

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