Nuku Hiva Imperial Pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Ducula galeata comparado con Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Nuku Hiva Imperial Pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
Nombre científico Ducula galeata Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Endangered Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 58,8 cm (23.1 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Peso 600,0 g (21.16 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Nuku Hiva Imperial Pigeon only

Ninguno

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Nuku Hiva Imperial Pigeon

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

Endangered

Nuku Hiva Imperial Pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Nuku Hiva Imperial Pigeon

Nuku Hiva Imperial Pigeon (Ducula galeata), 50 cm. Largest Ducula; pale grey overall with dark metallic green upperwings and a massive bill. Endemic to Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Inhabits montane forest. Endangered; hunting and introduced black rats threaten its tiny population.

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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