Madagascar Blue-pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Alectroenas madagascariensis مقارنةً بـ Streptopelia hypopyrrha

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Madagascar Blue-pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
الاسم العلمي Alectroenas madagascariensis Streptopelia hypopyrrha
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,2 cm (13.5 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
الوزن 161,5 g (5.70 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Madagascar Blue-pigeon only

بلا

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

بلا

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Song & Call Comparison

Madagascar Blue-pigeon

Adamawa Turtle-dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing with laughing quality; pleasant notes carrying through African dry woodland. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Madagascar Blue-pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Madagascar Blue-pigeon

Adamawa Turtle-dove

الريش

Spotted Dove: brown above; white-spotted black neck collar; pale below; brown wings with pale spots; common Asian dove species

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About These Birds

Madagascar Blue-pigeon

Madagascar Blue-pigeon (Alectroenas madagascariensis), 28 cm. Deep cobalt-blue with bare red facial skin; tail blue-black. Endemic to Madagascar. Inhabits primary humid forest in the east and northwest. Frugivore feeding on figs and forest fruits. Near Threatened; declining with forest loss.

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Medium dove, 27–30 cm, with warm rufous-brown upperparts, a black neck collar, and a deep orange-red breast. Endemic to the highland plateaus and montane grasslands of northern Nigeria and Cameroon. Granivore of grass seeds and cultivated grains. Poorly studied and localised range. Least Concern.

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