Adamawa Turtle-dove vs Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

Streptopelia hypopyrrha verglichen mit Treron apicauda

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Adamawa Turtle-dove Pin-tailed Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Streptopelia hypopyrrha Treron apicauda
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 34,6 cm (13.6 in) 32,7 cm (12.9 in)
Gewicht 161,0 g (5.68 oz) 220,0 g (7.76 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

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Pin-tailed Green-pigeon only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Least Concern

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

About These Birds

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.

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon (Treron apicauda), 42 cm including elongated central tail feathers. Bright apple-green with a yellow-green head and a diagnostic elongated pointed tail. Found in subtropical broadleaf forest from the Himalayas through Myanmar to Indochina. Frugivore specialising in figs. Locally common but declining.

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