Adamawa Turtle-dove vs African Green-pigeon

Streptopelia hypopyrrha 对比 Treron calvus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Adamawa Turtle-dove African Green-pigeon
学名 Streptopelia hypopyrrha Treron calvus
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 34.6 cm (13.6 in) 32.1 cm (12.6 in)
体重 161.0 g (5.68 oz) 208.8 g (7.37 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Adamawa Turtle-dove only

African Green-pigeon only

Song & Call Comparison

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.

African Green-pigeon

保护状况

Least Concern

Adamawa Turtle-dove

Least Concern

African Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Adamawa Turtle-dove

African Green-pigeon

羽毛

African Green-pigeon: bright grass-green body; yellow-green underparts; red orbital skin; red bill; common sub-Saharan African species

About These Birds

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.

African Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–30 cm, bright green with a yellow-green head, yellowish underparts, and orange orbital skin (hence 'calvus' = bald). Widespread across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegambia to Ethiopia and south to KwaZulu-Natal, in woodland, savanna forest, and gardens. Frugivore of figs and wild berries. Least Concern.

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