Shy Ground Dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Pampusana stairi в сравнении с Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Shy Ground Dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
Научное название Pampusana stairi Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Масса 138,6 g (4.89 oz) 161,0 g (5.68 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Shy Ground Dove only

Нет

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Shy Ground Dove

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Пение

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

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Shy Ground Dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shy Ground Dove

Оперение

Shy Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red-orange facial skin; Fiji islands endemic; secretive ground dove

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Shy Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 19–22 cm, with warm brown upperparts, a pale grey head, and whitish underparts. Shy and retiring, inhabiting dense lowland forest on Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. Terrestrial forager of seeds and small fruits. Vulnerable due to forest loss and introduced predators on Pacific islands.

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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