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Song & Call Comparison
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Song & Call Comparison
Enggano Cuckoo-Dove
Canto
Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of Namaqua dry open habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.
Dusky Pigeon
Canto
Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of African dry woodland habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.
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Geographic Range & Migration
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Conservation Status Comparison
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Estado de conservación
Near Threatened
Enggano Cuckoo-Dove
Least Concern
Dusky Pigeon
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Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart
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How to Tell Them Apart
Enggano Cuckoo-Dove
Plumaje
Black-chinned Fruit-dove (Turacoena sulaensis): dark brown above; black chin; pale below; Sula islands endemic dove species
Dusky Pigeon
Plumaje
Eurasian Collared-dove: pale sandy-gray; black half-collar; pale below; dark flight feathers; white tail tips; widespread European
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About Each Bird (Descriptions)
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Slender cuckoo-dove, 32–35 cm, uniform warm cinnamon-rufous with minimal barring and a relatively short tail. Restricted to Enggano Island off the southwestern coast of Sumatra. Inhabits dense lowland forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to extremely small range and ongoing forest loss on the island.
Small-medium pigeon, 26–28 cm, uniformly dark sooty-brown with faint iridescent green on the neck. Restricted to humid Pacific-slope forests from Panama to northwest Ecuador. Frugivore of forest fruits. Poorly known and infrequently observed. Least Concern but potentially declining due to deforestation.
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