Snow Pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Columba leuconota 比較対象 Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Snow Pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
学名 Columba leuconota Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 46.3 cm (18.2 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
体重 284.75 g (10.04 oz) 161.0 g (5.68 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Snow Pigeon only

None

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Snow Pigeon

さえずり

Soft, gentle cooing call; pure notes with mild quality carrying across open rocky highland. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Adamawa Turtle-dove

さえずり

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

保全状況

Least Concern

Snow Pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Snow Pigeon

羽毛

Snow Pigeon: white head; dark collar; brown back; white tail with dark bar; white wings; Himalayan high-altitude species

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Snow Pigeon

Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota) — 34–38 cm. White head and nape contrast with dark brown back; white rump; black tail terminal band; pinkish underparts. Inhabits Himalayan valleys and cliffs from Pakistan to southwestern China at 2,000–5,500 m. Granivore; nests on cliff ledges; descends to lower elevations in winter.

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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