Somali Pigeon vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Columba oliviae 对比 Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Somali Pigeon Adamawa Turtle-dove
学名 Columba oliviae Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 40.2 cm (15.8 in) 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
体重 308.5 g (10.88 oz) 161.0 g (5.68 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Somali Pigeon only

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Somali Pigeon

鸣唱

Soft, gentle cooing call; pure notes with warm quality, poorly documented due to extinction. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Adamawa Turtle-dove

鸣唱

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

保护状况

Least Concern

Somali Pigeon

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Somali Pigeon

羽毛

Somali Pigeon: gray above; pinkish-white below; iridescent neck gloss; gray tail; yellow-red bill; Somali dry country species

Adamawa Turtle-dove

About These Birds

Somali Pigeon

Somali Pigeon (Columba oliviae) — 30–33 cm. Pale grey-brown with a vinous-pink tinge; pale eye; subtle neck gloss. Endemic to northern Somalia on rocky arid hillsides and coastal cliffs. Granivore. A poorly known endemic of the Somali Highlands; status uncertain.

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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