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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-dove	Adamawa Turtle-dove
Scientific Name	Ptilinopus nainus	Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Order	Columbiformes	Columbiformes
Family	Columbidae	Columbidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	34.6 cm (13.6 in)
Weight	48.0 g (1.69 oz)	161.0 g (5.68 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	--	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌲 Forest

Dwarf Fruit-dove only

None

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Dwarf 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.

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Dwarf Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Dwarf Fruit-dove

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Plumage

Spotted Dove: brown above; white-spotted black neck collar; pale below; brown wings with pale spots; common Asian dove species

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About These Birds

Dwarf Fruit-dove

Dwarf Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus nainus), 13 cm. Smallest fruit-dove; entirely green with a yellow forehead spot. Endemic to lowland forest of New Guinea and the Aru Islands. Frugivore, foraging low in the forest for tiny berries. Least Concern; occurs throughout New Guinea but easily overlooked.

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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