Wompoo Fruit-dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Megaloprepia magnifica compared with Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Wompoo Fruit-dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
Scientific Name Megaloprepia magnifica Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 32.7 cm (12.9 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
Weight 275.6666666666667 g (9.72 oz) 161.0 g (5.68 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Wompoo Fruit-dove only

None

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Wompoo Fruit-dove

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

Wompoo Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Wompoo Fruit-dove

Wompoo Fruit-dove (Megaloprepia magnifica), 45 cm. Largest Australian fruit-dove: brilliant purple-wine breast, yellow belly and vivid green upperparts. Inhabits tropical and subtropical rainforest of northeastern Queensland to New Guinea. Frugivore; specialist on rainforest fruits. Locally common; sensitive to fragmentation.

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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