Passenger Pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Ectopistes migratorius مقارنةً بـ Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Passenger Pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
الاسم العلمي Ectopistes migratorius Streptopelia hypopyrrha
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Extinct Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
الوزن 298,0 g (10.51 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Passenger Pigeon only

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Adamawa Turtle-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Passenger Pigeon

الغناء

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense tropical South American forest.

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

Extinct

Passenger Pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Passenger Pigeon

Extinct North American pigeon, 38–41 cm, slate-blue head, brick-red breast, long pointed tail. Once the most abundant bird on Earth, forming flocks of billions in eastern North American deciduous forests. Granivore of acorns and seeds. Driven extinct by market hunting and deforestation; last individual died Cincinnati Zoo, 1 September 1914.

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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