Adamawa Turtle-dove vs Yellow-footed Green-pigeon

Streptopelia hypopyrrha compared with Treron phoenicopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Adamawa Turtle-dove Yellow-footed Green-pigeon
Scientific Name Streptopelia hypopyrrha Treron phoenicopterus
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 34.6 cm (13.6 in) 37.6 cm (14.8 in)
Weight 161.0 g (5.68 oz) 235.66666666666666 g (8.31 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

None

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon only

None

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.

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Least Concern

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon

Plumage

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon: bright green body; brilliant yellow legs; purple-maroon back; pale yellow-green below; Indian species

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.

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon

Large green-pigeon, 33–35 cm; male has bright yellow wing edges and shoulder patches contrasting with a grey head and green body; female is duller. Widespread across South Asia from Pakistan to southwestern China and Indochina, in deciduous forest, woodland, and farmland. Frugivore of figs and berries. Least Concern.

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