Adamawa Turtle-dove vs African Collared-dove

Streptopelia hypopyrrha compared with Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Adamawa Turtle-dove African Collared-dove
Scientific Name Streptopelia hypopyrrha Streptopelia roseogrisea
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 34.6 cm (13.6 in) 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
Weight 161.0 g (5.68 oz) 152.33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 1-2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

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.

African Collared-dove

Song

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes through dense forest in Timor region. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

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.

African Collared-dove

Small dove, 26–29 cm, pale pinkish-grey with a black hindneck collar and white tail corners. Native to arid zones of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia and south to Tanzania. The ancestor of the domesticated Barbary Dove (ring-necked dove). Granivore of grass seeds and small grains in dry savanna, farmland, and desert edge. Least Concern.

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