Adamawa Turtle-dove vs Thick-billed Green-pigeon

Streptopelia hypopyrrha comparé à Treron curvirostra

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Adamawa Turtle-dove Thick-billed Green-pigeon
Nom scientifique Streptopelia hypopyrrha Treron curvirostra
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 34,6 cm (13.6 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Poids 161,0 g (5.68 oz) 143,16666666666666 g (5.05 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

Aucun(e)

Thick-billed Green-pigeon only

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Thick-billed Green-pigeon

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Least Concern

Thick-billed Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Thick-billed Green-pigeon

Plumage

Thick-billed Green-pigeon: thick heavy bill; bright green; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; Southeast Asian forest 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.

Thick-billed Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–30 cm, named for its notably thick, curved bill adapted for crushing large fig seeds; male has a red bill base and maroon shoulder; female is green. Widespread in lowland and hill forest from the eastern Himalayas through Indochina to Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines. Frugivore of hard-seeded figs. Least Concern.

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