White-tailed Laurel-pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Columba junoniae comparado con Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-tailed Laurel-pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
Nombre científico Columba junoniae Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 43,8 cm (17.2 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Peso 400,0 g (14.11 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon only

Ninguno

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Canto

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense highland African forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing with laughing quality; pleasant notes carrying through African dry woodland. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Plumaje

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon: dark brown; purple neck gloss; white tail band; Canary Island Laurisilva endemic; white tail diagnostic

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Paloma laurera coliblanca (Columba junoniae) — 37-40 cm. Plumaje gris oscuro con cola de punta blanca y brillo iridiscente en el cuello. Endémica de los laurisilvas de La Palma, La Gomera y Tenerife en las Islas Canarias. Frugívora. Vulnerable; depende estrictamente de los laurisilvas intactos. Una de las palomas más raras de Europa.

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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