Picui Ground Dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Columbina picui compared with Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Picui Ground Dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
Scientific Name Columbina picui Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 17.6 cm (6.9 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
Weight 48.2 g (1.70 oz) 161.0 g (5.68 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Picui Ground Dove only

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Picui Ground Dove

Song

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of tropical American lowland forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Song

Soft, gentle cooing with laughing quality; pleasant notes carrying through African dry woodland. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Picui Ground Dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Picui Ground Dove

Small dove, 18–22 cm, pale grey with white wing stripe and dark-tipped tail. Widespread in open and semi-open habitats from Brazil and Bolivia south to central Argentina and Uruguay. Granivore of seeds. Common in agricultural areas and grasslands. 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.

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