Adamawa Turtle-dove vs Sumba Green-pigeon

Streptopelia hypopyrrha verglichen mit Treron teysmannii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Adamawa Turtle-dove Sumba Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Streptopelia hypopyrrha Treron teysmannii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 34,6 cm (13.6 in) 31,4 cm (12.4 in)
Gewicht 161,0 g (5.68 oz) 166,0 g (5.86 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

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Sumba 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.

Sumba Green-pigeon

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Near Threatened

Sumba Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Sumba Green-pigeon

Gefieder

Sumba Green-pigeon: bright green; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; Sumba island endemic; orange-yellow breast in males

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.

Sumba Green-pigeon

Small-medium green-pigeon, 23–26 cm, entirely green with a yellowish wash on the breast; male has a small orange patch on the upper breast. Endemic to Sumba in the Lesser Sunda Islands. Inhabits forest and secondary growth. Frugivore of figs and small fruits. Least Concern.

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