Adamawa Turtle Dove

When to see the Adamawa Turtle Dove

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Adamawa Turtle Dove

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Adamawa Turtle Dove

The Adamawa turtle dove is a species of bird in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae. It is also known as the pink-bellied turtle dove. The species is closely related to and has been considered the same species as the dusky turtle dove. The species has a disjunct distribution, being native to Cameroon, Nigeria and southwestern Chad and further west in Gambia, Senegal and Mali. It has also been reported defending a territory in Togo, suggesting a population may exist there too.

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Easily confused with

Burmese Collared DoveStreptopelia xanthocyclaThe Burmese collared dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. White-winged Collared DoveStreptopelia reichenowiThe white-winged collared dove or white-winged dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Sunda Collared DoveStreptopelia bitorquataThe Sunda collared dove is a small to medium-sized bird which has a light, rosy hue around the neck and chest area, fading into the underside of the bird which consists of a light caramel color, into a shade of cream at the base (start) of the tail.