Red-naped Fruit-dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Ptilinopus dohertyi compared with Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Red-naped Fruit-dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
Scientific Name Ptilinopus dohertyi Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Vulnerable Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 35.6 cm (14.0 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
Weight 243.0 g (8.57 oz) 161.0 g (5.68 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Red-naped Fruit-dove only

None

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Red-naped 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

Vulnerable

Red-naped Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Red-naped Fruit-dove

Red-naped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus dohertyi), 22 cm. Vivid red nape patch contrasts with green upperparts and a yellow-and-orange breast. Endemic to Sumba Island, Indonesia, where it inhabits primary and secondary forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to rapid deforestation on this small island.

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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