Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Macropygia doreya مقارنةً بـ Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
الاسم العلمي Macropygia doreya Streptopelia hypopyrrha
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
الوزن 143,0 g (5.04 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove only

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes carrying through open African 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

Not Evaluated

Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove

Large slender cuckoo-dove, 38–42 cm, rufous-brown with black-barred upperparts and a distinctive cinnamon-rufous head and breast. Inhabits lowland and hill forest on the western Papuan islands, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago. Frugivore of small fruits and berries in forest canopy. Least Concern.

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family