Bonin Woodpigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove
Columba versicolor verglichen mit Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Bonin Woodpigeon | Adamawa Turtle-dove |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Columba versicolor | Streptopelia hypopyrrha |
| Ordnung | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| Familie | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Extinct | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | — |
| Flügelspannweite | — | 34,6 cm (13.6 in) |
| Gewicht | — | 161,0 g (5.68 oz) |
| Ernährung | -- | -- |
| Gelegegröße | -- | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Bonin Woodpigeon
Deep, mournful cooing with hollow quality; slow resonant notes of Bonin woodpigeon once echoing through forest.
Adamawa Turtle-dove
Soft, gentle cooing with laughing quality; pleasant notes carrying through African dry woodland. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.
Erhaltungsstatus
Bonin Woodpigeon
Adamawa Turtle-dove
How to Tell Them Apart
Bonin Woodpigeon
Bonin Woodpigeon: extinct; dark above; iridescent neck gloss; pale below; Bonin islands; known from specimens only; lost species
Adamawa Turtle-dove
About These Birds
Bonin Woodpigeon
Bonin Woodpigeon (Columba versicolor) — ~45 cm. Extinct. Inhabited Nakodo-jima and Chichi-jima in the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands, Japan. Dark iridescent plumage; last recorded in 1889. Driven to extinction by hunting and habitat clearance following colonisation of the islands.
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.