Dwarf Fruit-dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Ptilinopus nainus verglichen mit Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Dwarf Fruit-dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus nainus Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 17,5 cm (6.9 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Gewicht 48,0 g (1.69 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Dwarf Fruit-dove only

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Adamawa Turtle-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Dwarf 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

Least Concern

Dwarf Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Dwarf Fruit-dove

Dwarf Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus nainus), 13 cm. Smallest fruit-dove; entirely green with a yellow forehead spot. Endemic to lowland forest of New Guinea and the Aru Islands. Frugivore, foraging low in the forest for tiny berries. Least Concern; occurs throughout New Guinea but easily overlooked.

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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