Adamawa Turtle-dove vs Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

Streptopelia hypopyrrha compared with Treron bicinctus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Adamawa Turtle-dove Orange-breasted Green-pigeon
Scientific Name Streptopelia hypopyrrha Treron bicinctus
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 34.6 cm (13.6 in) 31.2 cm (12.3 in)
Weight 161.0 g (5.68 oz) 174.5 g (6.16 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

None

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon 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.

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Least Concern

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

Plumage

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon: males with orange breast and belly; green back and wings; bare red-yellow orbital skin; dimorphic

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.

Orange-breasted Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–30 cm; male has an orange breast and a lilac-purple neck band bounded by yellow, with green upperparts; female is plainer green. Found in dry and moist deciduous forest from India and Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Thailand, and Indochina. Frugivore of figs and berries. Least Concern.

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