Red-bellied Fruit-dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Ptilinopus greyi compared with Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Red-bellied Fruit-dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
Scientific Name Ptilinopus greyi Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 23.0 cm (9.1 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
Weight 83.5 g (2.95 oz) 161.0 g (5.68 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Red-bellied Fruit-dove only

None

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Red-bellied 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

Red-bellied Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Red-bellied Fruit-dove

Red-bellied Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus greyi), 22 cm. Green above with a bold red belly and yellow breast; found in the Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Inhabits primary and secondary forest. Frugivore. Least Concern; moderately common across island chain.

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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