Adamawa Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia hypopyrrha)

Other Names (World)
Adamawa Turtle-Dove, Pink-bellied Turtle-dove, Adamawa Turtle Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
30 - 31 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow, 1910)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist shrubland, dry savanna, rural gardens, arable land.

Range (Guide)

Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Nigeria, Senegal.

Vagrant to Togo.

North-central and eastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon and extreme south-western Chad; also recorded in Senegal, recently Gambia, and Togo, but status unclear.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

Adamawa Turtle Dove (Streptopelia hypopyrrha) [XC447266]
by Simon Gillings from Wassadou, Tambacounda, Senegal (song)

Adamawa Turtle Dove (Streptopelia hypopyrrha) [XC454606]
by id from Wassadou, Tambacounda, Senegal (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Dusky Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia lugens), with which sometimes considered conspecific.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Adamawa Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia hypopyrrha) - 10 files

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