Adamawa Turtle-dove vs Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

Streptopelia hypopyrrha مقارنةً بـ Treron apicauda

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Adamawa Turtle-dove Pin-tailed Green-pigeon
الاسم العلمي Streptopelia hypopyrrha Treron apicauda
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,6 cm (13.6 in) 32,7 cm (12.9 in)
الوزن 161,0 g (5.68 oz) 220,0 g (7.76 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

بلا

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Least Concern

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

About These Birds

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.

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon (Treron apicauda), 42 cm including elongated central tail feathers. Bright apple-green with a yellow-green head and a diagnostic elongated pointed tail. Found in subtropical broadleaf forest from the Himalayas through Myanmar to Indochina. Frugivore specialising in figs. Locally common but declining.

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