Whistling Dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Chrysoena viridis comparado com Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Whistling Dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
Nome científico Chrysoena viridis Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 23,0 cm (9.1 in) 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Peso 75,65 g (2.67 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Whistling Dove only

Nenhum

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Whistling Dove

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Canto

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

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Whistling Dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Whistling Dove

Whistling Dove (Chrysoena viridis), 20 cm. Male produces a distinctive whistling wing-sound in flight; plumage green with a yellow wash. Endemic to Kadavu Island, Fiji. Inhabits lowland and hill forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; restricted to a single island with ongoing habitat degradation.

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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