Dark-eared Brown-dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Phapitreron brunneiceps comparé à Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Dark-eared Brown-dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
Nom scientifique Phapitreron brunneiceps Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Vulnerable Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 27,6 cm (10.9 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Poids 131,2 g (4.63 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Dark-eared Brown-dove only

Aucun(e)

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Dark-eared Brown-dove

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

Vulnerable

Dark-eared Brown-dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Dark-eared Brown-dove

Plumage

Dark-eared Brown-dove: dark ear patch; brown above; pale buff below; bare red orbital skin; Philippine endemic; dark ear diagnostic

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Dark-eared Brown-dove

Small dove, 21–23 cm, dark brown with a brown (rather than grey) head and iridescent purple neck. Restricted to the forests of Mindanao, Leyte, and Samar in the southern and eastern Philippines. Inhabits montane forest. Frugivore of small forest fruits. Least Concern.

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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