Golden Dove vs Felsentaube

Chrysoena luteovirens verglichen mit Columba livia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Golden Dove Felsentaube
Wissenschaftlicher Name Chrysoena luteovirens Columba livia
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Flügelspannweite 23,4 cm (9.2 in) 68,0 cm (26.8 in)
Gewicht 75,0 g (2.65 oz) 300,0 g (10.58 oz)
Ernährung -- Seeds, grain, fruit, and human food scraps. Primarily a ground feeder. Feral birds are heavily …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Golden Dove
Felsentaube 33,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Golden Dove 23,4 cm
Felsentaube 68,0 cm
Gewicht
Golden Dove 75,0 g
Felsentaube 300,0 g

Habitat Comparison

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Felsentaube

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

Song & Call Comparison

Golden Dove

Felsentaube

Gesang

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Golden Dove

Felsentaube

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Golden Dove

Least Concern

Felsentaube

How to Tell Them Apart

Golden Dove

Felsentaube

Gefieder

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.

Schnabel

Slender dark bill with a white fleshy cere at the base

About These Birds

Golden Dove

Golden Dove (Chrysoena luteovirens), 20 cm. Male brilliant golden-yellow; female green. Endemic to the Fiji Islands (Viti Levu and nearby islands). Inhabits moist forest and forest edges. Frugivore. Near Threatened; declining due to deforestation and introduced predators.

Felsentaube

Die Felsentaube ist die Stammform aller Haustaubenrassen und einer der häufigsten Vögel in Städten weltweit. Tauben dienten dem Menschen als Boten, Nahrungsquelle und Forschungsobjekt – ihre Orientierungsfähigkeit und ihr Sehvermögen wurden ausgiebig erforscht. Darwins Studien zur Taubenzucht trugen wesentlich zu seiner Evolutionstheorie bei.

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