Choiseul Pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Microgoura meeki مقارنةً بـ Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Choiseul Pigeon only

بلا

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Choiseul 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

Extinct

Choiseul Pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Choiseul Pigeon

الريش

Choiseul Pigeon: extinct; large; brown above; pale below; elaborate crest; bare red facial skin; Solomon islands; extinct

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Choiseul Pigeon

Extinct large ground pigeon, estimated 30–35 cm, with a blue-grey body, bluish crest, red bill, and orange-red legs. Known only from six specimens collected on Choiseul Island in the Solomon Islands in 1904. Never reliably recorded again; extinct by the early 20th century, likely due to introduced predators and intensive hunting.

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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