Yungas Dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove
Leptotila megalura compared with Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Yungas Dove | Adamawa Turtle-dove |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Leptotila megalura | Streptopelia hypopyrrha |
| Order | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| Family | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 30.0 cm (11.8 in) | 34.6 cm (13.6 in) |
| Weight | 218.0 g (7.69 oz) | 161.0 g (5.68 oz) |
| Diet | -- | -- |
| Clutch Size | 2 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Yungas Dove
Soft, gentle cooing with Yungas quality; pure warm notes typical of Andean slope dense humid forest.
Adamawa Turtle-dove
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
Yungas Dove
Adamawa Turtle-dove
How to Tell Them Apart
Yungas Dove
Yungas Dove: brown above; pale gray-white below; long graduated tail; bare facial skin; Bolivian Andean Yungas forest dove
Adamawa Turtle-dove
About These Birds
Yungas Dove
Medium dove, 27–30 cm, brown above with a grey head, pale underparts, and notably long tail with white tips. Inhabits humid foothill and montane forest of the Yungas zone in Bolivia and northwestern Argentina (Tucumán to Jujuy). Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. 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.