Collared Imperial-pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Ducula mullerii compared with Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Collared Imperial-pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
Scientific Name Ducula mullerii Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 46.6 cm (18.3 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
Weight 581.6666666666666 g (20.52 oz) 161.0 g (5.68 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Collared Imperial-pigeon only

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Collared Imperial-pigeon

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

Collared Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Collared Imperial-pigeon

Collared Imperial-pigeon (Ducula mullerii), 43 cm. Dark metallic green with a distinctive pale collar and grey head; pinkish underparts. Found in lowland forest of southern New Guinea and the Aru Islands. Frugivore. Least Concern; moderately common in suitable habitat.

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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