Shy Ground Dove vs Adamawa Turtle-dove

Pampusana stairi 对比 Streptopelia hypopyrrha

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Shy Ground Dove Adamawa Turtle-dove
学名 Pampusana stairi Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
体重 138.6 g (4.89 oz) 161.0 g (5.68 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Shy Ground Dove only

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Shy Ground Dove

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

Shy Ground Dove

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shy Ground Dove

羽毛

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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