Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Ducula cuprea مقارنةً بـ Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula cuprea Streptopelia hypopyrrha
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 45,6 cm (18.0 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
الوزن 486,0 g (17.14 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Nilgiri Imperial-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.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon

Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon (Ducula cuprea), 43 cm. Dark bronze-green upperparts; pale grey head; underparts washed coppery-pink. Endemic to the hills of southwestern India (Western Ghats) and Sri Lanka. Inhabits dense evergreen forest. Frugivore. Near Threatened; dependent on intact Western Ghats forest.

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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