Adamawa Turtle-dove vs Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon

Streptopelia hypopyrrha compared with Treron fulvicollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Adamawa Turtle-dove Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon
Scientific Name Streptopelia hypopyrrha Treron fulvicollis
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Vulnerable
Length
Wingspan 34.6 cm (13.6 in) 28.7 cm (11.3 in)
Weight 161.0 g (5.68 oz) 167.0 g (5.89 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

None

Cinnamon-headed 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.

Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Vulnerable

Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon

Plumage

Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon: cinnamon-rufous head in males; bright green body; yellow-green below; bare red 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.

Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon

Small-medium green-pigeon, 25–28 cm; male has a cinnamon-rufous head and neck contrasting with yellow-green body and grey wings; female is plain green. Inhabits lowland and foothill forest, forest edge, and mangroves in Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Frugivore of figs and berries in the forest canopy. Least Concern.

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