Victoria Crowned-pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Goura victoria comparado con Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Victoria Crowned-pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
Nombre científico Goura victoria Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 70,1 cm (27.6 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Peso 2669,0 g (94.15 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Victoria Crowned-pigeon only

Ninguno

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Victoria Crowned-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

Near Threatened

Victoria Crowned-pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Victoria Crowned-pigeon

Plumaje

Victoria Crowned-pigeon: massive; brilliant blue-gray; spectacular white-tipped lace crest; bare red orbital skin; New Guinea; largest dove

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Victoria Crowned-pigeon

World's largest pigeon, 73–75 cm, with blue-grey plumage, a deep maroon breast, and the most spectacular crest of any pigeon: a fan of upright blue- grey lacy plumes tipped in white. Inhabits lowland rainforest of northern New Guinea and Biak Island. Terrestrial frugivore. Vulnerable due to heavy hunting pressure and deforestation.

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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