Rapa Fruit-dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Ptilinopus huttoni compared with Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Rapa Fruit-dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
Scientific Name Ptilinopus huttoni Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Critically Endangered Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 32.3 cm (12.7 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
Weight 130.0 g (4.59 oz) 161.0 g (5.68 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Rapa Fruit-dove only

None

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Rapa 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

Critically Endangered

Rapa Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Rapa Fruit-dove

Rapa Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus huttoni), 27 cm. Large for the genus; green with a white head and breast and a green-spotted belly. Endemic to Rapa Island, the most remote island of French Polynesia. Inhabits dense montane scrub. Frugivore. Endangered; tiny population on one isolated 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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