New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Ducula goliath مقارنةً بـ Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula goliath Streptopelia hypopyrrha
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 58,6 cm (23.1 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
الوزن 782,6 g (27.61 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

New Caledonian 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

Near Threatened

New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon

New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon (Ducula goliath), 55 cm. Largest living pigeon; dark metallic green upperparts, pale grey head and reddish-maroon underparts. Endemic to New Caledonia's main island (Grande Terre). Inhabits dense humid forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; restricted to shrinking native 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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