White-bibbed Fruit-dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Ptilinopus rivoli compared with Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute White-bibbed Fruit-dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
Scientific Name Ptilinopus rivoli Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 25.2 cm (9.9 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
Weight 160.0 g (5.64 oz) 161.0 g (5.68 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

White-bibbed Fruit-dove only

None

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

None

Song & Call Comparison

White-bibbed 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

White-bibbed Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

White-bibbed Fruit-dove

White-bibbed Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rivoli), 23 cm. Purple crown, white bib, green body and orange belly. Found in primary montane forest of Maluku and northern New Guinea. Frugivore. Least Concern; occurs widely in hill and montane forest across its range.

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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