African Olive-pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Columba arquatrix مقارنةً بـ Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Olive-pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
الاسم العلمي Columba arquatrix Streptopelia hypopyrrha
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 45,1 cm (17.8 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
الوزن 354,3333333333333 g (12.50 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

African Olive-pigeon only

بلا

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

African Olive-pigeon

الغناء

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense tropical São Tomé forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

African Olive-pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

African Olive-pigeon

الريش

African Olive-pigeon: olive-gray; yellow orbital ring and bill; purple-green neck gloss; gray-olive; Sub-Saharan African species

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

African Olive-pigeon

African Olive-pigeon (Columba arquatrix) — 38–42 cm. Dark purplish-grey; yellow orbital skin and bill; olive-brown back; spotted wing coverts. Inhabits montane forest and forest edge across eastern and southern Africa at 1,000–3,500 m. Frugivore; feeds on berries and wild figs.

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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