Henderson Island Fruit-dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Ptilinopus insularis verglichen mit Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Henderson Island Fruit-dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus insularis Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 28,7 cm (11.3 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Gewicht 101,75 g (3.59 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Henderson Island Fruit-dove only

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Adamawa Turtle-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Henderson Island 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

Vulnerable

Henderson Island Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Henderson Island Fruit-dove

Henderson Island Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus insularis), 23 cm. Green with a white head and underparts; endemic to Henderson Island, Pitcairn group (UK). Inhabits raised limestone plateau forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; threatened by invasive Polynesian rats despite remote location.

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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