Yellow-eyed Pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Columba eversmanni مقارنةً بـ Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Yellow-eyed Pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
الاسم العلمي Columba eversmanni Streptopelia hypopyrrha
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 40,7 cm (16.0 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
الوزن 200,25 g (7.06 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Yellow-eyed Pigeon only

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-eyed Pigeon

الغناء

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through open European woodland habitat. 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

Vulnerable

Yellow-eyed Pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-eyed Pigeon

الريش

Yellow-eyed Pigeon: pale blue-gray; yellow eye-ring; pinkish-white below; subtle plumage; Central Asian vulnerable pigeon species

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Yellow-eyed Pigeon

Yellow-eyed Pigeon (Columba eversmanni) — 28–32 cm. Small; pale grey; yellow orbital skin and eye; faint green neck gloss. Inhabits arid steppe, farmland, and open woodland from Central Asia to northwest China. Granivore; migratory; declining due to agricultural intensification. Vulnerable.

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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