Raiatea Fruit-dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Ptilinopus chrysogaster compared with Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Raiatea Fruit-dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
Scientific Name Ptilinopus chrysogaster Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Endangered Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 27.4 cm (10.8 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
Weight 110.0 g (3.88 oz) 161.0 g (5.68 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Raiatea Fruit-dove only

None

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Raiatea 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

Endangered

Raiatea Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Raiatea Fruit-dove

Raiatea Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus chrysogaster), 21 cm. Green with a golden-yellow belly and a white head; endemic to the Society Islands (Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora). Inhabits dense montane forest. Frugivore. Endangered; threatened by habitat loss and introduced predators.

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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