Rock Pigeon vs Yellow-vented Green-pigeon

Columba livia مقارنةً بـ Treron seimundi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rock Pigeon Yellow-vented Green-pigeon
الاسم العلمي Columba livia Treron seimundi
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
طول الجناح 68,0 cm (26.8 in) 30,7 cm (12.1 in)
الوزن 300,0 g (10.58 oz) 158,0 g (5.57 oz)
النظام الغذائي Seeds, grain, fruit, and human food scraps. Primarily a ground feeder. Feral birds are heavily … --
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Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Rock Pigeon 33,0 cm
Yellow-vented Green-pigeon
طول الجناح
Rock Pigeon 68,0 cm
Yellow-vented Green-pigeon 30,7 cm
الوزن
Rock Pigeon 300,0 g
Yellow-vented Green-pigeon 158,0 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Rock Pigeon only

بلا

Yellow-vented Green-pigeon only

Rock Pigeon

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

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Yellow-vented Green-pigeon

Geographic Range & Migration

Rock Pigeon

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

Yellow-vented Green-pigeon

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Rock Pigeon

Least Concern

Yellow-vented Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Yellow-vented Green-pigeon

About These Birds

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.

Yellow-vented Green-pigeon

Yellow-vented Green-pigeon (Treron seimundi), 28 cm. Green above with a grey head; diagnostic bright yellow vent contrasts with pale green underparts. Resident in lowland and foothill forest of the Thai-Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. Frugivore foraging in fig-laden canopy. Uncommon; sensitive to lowland forest loss.

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