Western Crowned-pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Goura cristata 비교 대상 Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Western Crowned-pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
학명 Goura cristata Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 71.1 cm (28.0 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
체중 2100.0 g (74.08 oz) 161.0 g (5.68 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Western Crowned-pigeon only

없음

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Western Crowned-pigeon

Adamawa Turtle-dove

노래

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

보전 상태

Vulnerable

Western Crowned-pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Western Crowned-pigeon

깃털

Western Crowned-pigeon: massive; blue-gray; elaborate lace-like blue-white crest; bare red orbital skin; New Guinea; vulnerable

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Western Crowned-pigeon

Magnificent large pigeon, 66–73 cm, with blue-grey plumage, a maroon breast, and an elaborate fan-shaped white-tipped crest. Found in lowland rainforest of western New Guinea (Vogelkop and surrounding areas). Terrestrial frugivore of fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Vulnerable due to hunting for meat and feathers and deforestation.

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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