Sri Lanka Woodpigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Columba torringtoniae verglichen mit Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Sri Lanka Woodpigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba torringtoniae Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Gewicht 308,5 g (10.88 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Sri Lanka Woodpigeon only

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Adamawa Turtle-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sri Lanka Woodpigeon

Gesang

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through Japanese subtropical forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing with laughing quality; pleasant notes carrying through African dry woodland. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Sri Lanka Woodpigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Sri Lanka Woodpigeon

Gefieder

Sri Lanka Woodpigeon: dark gray; chequered black-white neck; pale below; orange-red bill; Sri Lanka endemic woodpigeon species

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Sri Lanka Woodpigeon

Sri Lanka Woodpigeon (Columba torringtoniae) — 35–38 cm. Dark purplish-brown; grey head; chequered black-and-white neck patch; purplish underparts. Endemic to Sri Lanka in montane forest at 900–2,200 m. Frugivore. Vulnerable; restricted to the island's central hill forests.

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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