Adamawa Turtle-dove vs Pemba Green-pigeon

Streptopelia hypopyrrha verglichen mit Treron pembaensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Adamawa Turtle-dove Pemba Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Streptopelia hypopyrrha Treron pembaensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 34,6 cm (13.6 in) 33,8 cm (13.3 in)
Gewicht 161,0 g (5.68 oz) 205,0 g (7.23 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

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Pemba 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.

Pemba Green-pigeon

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Vulnerable

Pemba 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.

Pemba Green-pigeon

Pemba Green-pigeon (Treron pembaensis), 28 cm. Confined to Pemba Island, Tanzania. Male has yellow-green plumage with an orange-washed breast; female duller. Inhabits moist forest and plantation edges. Frugivore, feeding on figs and small berries. Endangered due to severe deforestation of its tiny island range.

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