Negros Fruit-dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Ptilinopus arcanus verglichen mit Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Negros Fruit-dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus arcanus Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 20,0 cm (7.9 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Gewicht 85,9 g (3.03 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Negros Fruit-dove only

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Adamawa Turtle-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Negros Fruit-dove

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

Critically Endangered

Negros Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Negros Fruit-dove

Negros Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus arcanus), 20 cm. Known from a single specimen collected on Negros Island, Philippines, in 1953. Plumage details suggest affinity with black-naped fruit-doves. May be Extinct; no confirmed sightings in over 70 years. Deforestation has destroyed virtually all Negros lowland forest.

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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