Adamawa Turtle-dove vs Thick-billed Green-pigeon

Streptopelia hypopyrrha مقارنةً بـ Treron curvirostra

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Adamawa Turtle-dove Thick-billed Green-pigeon
الاسم العلمي Streptopelia hypopyrrha Treron curvirostra
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,6 cm (13.6 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
الوزن 161,0 g (5.68 oz) 143,16666666666666 g (5.05 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

بلا

Thick-billed Green-pigeon only

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.

Thick-billed Green-pigeon

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Least Concern

Thick-billed Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Thick-billed Green-pigeon

الريش

Thick-billed Green-pigeon: thick heavy bill; bright green; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; Southeast Asian forest species

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.

Thick-billed Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–30 cm, named for its notably thick, curved bill adapted for crushing large fig seeds; male has a red bill base and maroon shoulder; female is green. Widespread in lowland and hill forest from the eastern Himalayas through Indochina to Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines. Frugivore of hard-seeded figs. Least Concern.

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