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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Cameroon Olive-pigeon	Enggano Cuckoo-Dove
Nom scientifique	Columba sjostedti	Macropygia cinnamomea
Ordre	Columbiformes	Columbiformes
Famille	Columbidae	Columbidae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Near Threatened
Longueur	—	—
Envergure	43,4 cm (17.1 in)	—
Poids	308,5 g (10.88 oz)	—
Régime alimentaire	--	--
Taille de la couvée	1	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌲 Forest

Cameroon Olive-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Enggano Cuckoo-Dove only

Aucun(e)

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Song & Call Comparison

Cameroon Olive-pigeon

Chant

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

Enggano Cuckoo-Dove

Chant

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of Namaqua dry open habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Cameroon Olive-pigeon

Near Threatened

Enggano Cuckoo-Dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Cameroon Olive-pigeon

Plumage

Cameroon Olive-pigeon: olive-gray; yellow orbital ring; purple neck gloss; Cameroon highlands montane forest endemic pigeon

Enggano Cuckoo-Dove

Plumage

Black-chinned Fruit-dove (Turacoena sulaensis): dark brown above; black chin; pale below; Sula islands endemic dove species

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About These Birds

Cameroon Olive-pigeon

Cameroon Olive-pigeon (Columba sjostedti) — 36–40 cm. Dark purplish-grey; yellow bill and orbital ring; spotted wing coverts; white-tipped tail. Endemic to montane forest of Cameroon, Bioko Island, and adjacent Nigeria. Frugivore. Restricted-range species of the Cameroon Highlands.

Enggano Cuckoo-Dove

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.

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