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Song & Call Comparison
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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.
Large Green-pigeon
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Geographic Range & Migration
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Conservation Status Comparison
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Estado de conservación
Least Concern
Adamawa Turtle-dove
Vulnerable
Large Green-pigeon
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Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart
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How to Tell Them Apart
Adamawa Turtle-dove
Plumaje
Spotted Dove: brown above; white-spotted black neck collar; pale below; brown wings with pale spots; common Asian dove species
Large Green-pigeon
Plumaje
Large Green-pigeon: large; bright grass-green; yellow-green below; bare red-orange orbital skin; Southeast Asian; largest green-pigeon
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About Each Bird (Descriptions)
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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.
Large green-pigeon, 35–36 cm, the largest in the genus, with rich green plumage, a large yellow-green bill, and orange-tinged breast in males. Inhabits lowland dipterocarp and peat-swamp forest from southern Thailand and Myanmar through Sumatra, Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula. Frugivore of large forest figs. Vulnerable due to lowland forest loss.
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Related Comparisons
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