Scheepmaker's Crowned-pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Goura scheepmakeri verglichen mit Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Scheepmaker's Crowned-pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Goura scheepmakeri Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 70,9 cm (27.9 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Gewicht 2120,0 g (74.78 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Song & Call Comparison

Scheepmaker's Crowned-pigeon

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

Scheepmaker's Crowned-pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Scheepmaker's Crowned-pigeon

Gefieder

Scheepmaker's Crowned-pigeon: massive; blue-gray; elaborate maroon-tipped blue crest; bare red facial skin; New Guinea species

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Scheepmaker's Crowned-pigeon

Large crowned-pigeon, 66–73 cm, similar to Victoria Crowned-pigeon but with a dark maroon breast and a blue-lace crest lacking the white tips of the Victoria species. Inhabits lowland and hill rainforest of southern New Guinea. Terrestrial frugivore. Vulnerable due to hunting and habitat loss.

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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