Grey Imperial-pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Ducula pickeringii مقارنةً بـ Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Grey Imperial-pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula pickeringii Streptopelia hypopyrrha
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 46,4 cm (18.3 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
الوزن 377,0 g (13.30 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Grey Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Grey 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

Vulnerable

Grey Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Grey Imperial-pigeon

Grey Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pickeringii), 40 cm. Pale grey overall with darker metallic green flight feathers; endemic to islands of the Sulu Sea and southwestern Philippines. Inhabits coastal and lowland forest on small islands. Frugivore. Vulnerable; hunting and deforestation on its small island range.

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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