White-tailed Laurel-pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Columba junoniae comparé à Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut White-tailed Laurel-pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
Nom scientifique Columba junoniae Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Near Threatened Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 43,8 cm (17.2 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Poids 400,0 g (14.11 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Chant

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense highland African forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Chant

Soft, gentle cooing with laughing quality; pleasant notes carrying through African dry woodland. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Statut de conservation

Near Threatened

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Plumage

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon: dark brown; purple neck gloss; white tail band; Canary Island Laurisilva endemic; white tail diagnostic

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon (Columba junoniae) — 37–40 cm. Dark grey with white tail tip; iridescent neck patch. Endemic to La Palma, La Gomera, and Tenerife (Canary Islands) in laurel forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; strongly dependent on intact laurisilva. One of the rarest European pigeons.

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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