Adamawa Turtle-dove vs African Green-pigeon

Streptopelia hypopyrrha comparado con Treron calvus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Adamawa Turtle-dove African Green-pigeon
Nombre científico Streptopelia hypopyrrha Treron calvus
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 34,6 cm (13.6 in) 32,1 cm (12.6 in)
Peso 161,0 g (5.68 oz) 208,8 g (7.37 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

Ninguno

African Green-pigeon only

Song & Call Comparison

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.

African Green-pigeon

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Least Concern

African Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Adamawa Turtle-dove

African Green-pigeon

Plumaje

African Green-pigeon: bright grass-green body; yellow-green underparts; red orbital skin; red bill; common sub-Saharan African species

About These Birds

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.

African Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–30 cm, bright green with a yellow-green head, yellowish underparts, and orange orbital skin (hence 'calvus' = bald). Widespread across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegambia to Ethiopia and south to KwaZulu-Natal, in woodland, savanna forest, and gardens. Frugivore of figs and wild berries. Least Concern.

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