Pink Pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Nesoenas mayeri comparado con Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pink Pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
Nombre científico Nesoenas mayeri Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 41,7 cm (16.4 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Peso 308,0 g (10.86 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Pink Pigeon only

Ninguno

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Pink Pigeon

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of open Asian woodland and garden. 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

Vulnerable

Pink Pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Pink Pigeon

Stocky Mascarene pigeon, 36–38 cm, with pale pinkish-brown plumage, white forehead, and red bill and eye-ring. Confined to Mauritius's native forests. Reduced to just 10 individuals in the 1980s; an intensive conservation programme involving captive breeding raised numbers to 400–500 birds. Frugivore of native forest fruits. Vulnerable.

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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