Coroneted Fruit-dove vs Rock Pigeon

Ptilinopus coronulatus مقارنةً بـ Columba livia

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Coroneted Fruit-dove Rock Pigeon
الاسم العلمي Ptilinopus coronulatus Columba livia
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
طول الجناح 23,4 cm (9.2 in) 68,0 cm (26.8 in)
الوزن 72,8 g (2.57 oz) 300,0 g (10.58 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- Seeds, grain, fruit, and human food scraps. Primarily a ground feeder. Feral birds are heavily …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Coroneted Fruit-dove
Rock Pigeon 33,0 cm
طول الجناح
Coroneted Fruit-dove 23,4 cm
Rock Pigeon 68,0 cm
الوزن
Coroneted Fruit-dove 72,8 g
Rock Pigeon 300,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Coroneted Fruit-dove only

Rock Pigeon only

Rock Pigeon

Originally cliff-nesting in Mediterranean regions. Now the quintessential urban bird, inhabiting cities worldwide on every continent.

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Song & Call Comparison

Coroneted Fruit-dove

Rock Pigeon

الغناء

Soft, rhythmic cooing 'roo-c'too-coo' repeated multiple times, with emphasis on second syllable. Male courtship coo is deeper and more persistent. Wing-clapping on takeoff is loud.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Coroneted Fruit-dove

Rock Pigeon

Native to Europe, North Africa, and South Asia. Feral populations on every continent except Antarctica.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Coroneted Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Rock Pigeon

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How to Tell Them Apart

Coroneted Fruit-dove

Rock Pigeon

الريش

Wild-type has a blue-grey body with iridescent green and purple neck feathers, two black wing bars, and a white rump. Feral populations show enormous color variation.

المنقار

Slender dark bill with a white fleshy cere at the base

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About These Birds

Coroneted Fruit-dove

Coroneted Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus coronulatus), 20 cm. Grey head with an orange crown spot; green back and wings; yellow-orange belly. Found in lowland and foothill forest of New Guinea. Frugivore. Least Concern; common across its New Guinea range in suitable forest habitats.

Rock Pigeon

The rock pigeon is the ancestor of all domestic pigeon breeds and one of the most abundant birds in cities worldwide. Pigeons have served humans as messengers, food, and subjects for scientific research — their homing ability and vision have been studied extensively. Darwin's study of pigeon breeding contributed to his theory of evolution.

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