Timor Cuckoo-Dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Macropygia magna compared with Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Timor Cuckoo-Dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
Scientific Name Macropygia magna Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 37.4 cm (14.7 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
Weight 237.0 g (8.36 oz) 161.0 g (5.68 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Timor Cuckoo-Dove only

None

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Timor Cuckoo-Dove

Song

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of South Asian dry open habitat. 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

Timor Cuckoo-Dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Timor Cuckoo-Dove

Large slender cuckoo-dove, 40–43 cm, rufous-brown with heavy black barring on the upperparts and a long tail. Found in forests and forest edge on Timor, Wetar, and Babar in the Lesser Sunda Islands. Frugivore of forest fruits. 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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