Norfolk Ground Dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Pampusana norfolkensis comparado con Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Norfolk Ground Dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
Nombre científico Pampusana norfolkensis Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Peso 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Norfolk Ground Dove only

Ninguno

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Norfolk Ground Dove

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

Not Evaluated

Norfolk Ground Dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Norfolk Ground Dove

Plumaje

Norfolk Ground Dove: dark brown above; pale below; bare facial skin; Norfolk island endemic; now extinct; lost island species

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Norfolk Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with dark brown upperparts and pale buff underparts. Extinct; formerly inhabited Norfolk Island in the southwestern Pacific. Last confirmed record in the 1800s; became extinct through hunting and habitat clearance following European settlement.

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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