Passenger Pigeon vs African Collared-dove

Ectopistes migratorius verglichen mit Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Passenger Pigeon African Collared-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ectopistes migratorius Streptopelia roseogrisea
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 31,8 cm (12.5 in)
Gewicht 298,0 g (10.51 oz) 152,33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Passenger Pigeon

Gesang

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense tropical South American forest.

African Collared-dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes through dense forest in Timor region. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Passenger Pigeon

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

Passenger Pigeon

Extinct North American pigeon, 38–41 cm, slate-blue head, brick-red breast, long pointed tail. Once the most abundant bird on Earth, forming flocks of billions in eastern North American deciduous forests. Granivore of acorns and seeds. Driven extinct by market hunting and deforestation; last individual died Cincinnati Zoo, 1 September 1914.

African Collared-dove

Small dove, 26–29 cm, pale pinkish-grey with a black hindneck collar and white tail corners. Native to arid zones of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia and south to Tanzania. The ancestor of the domesticated Barbary Dove (ring-necked dove). Granivore of grass seeds and small grains in dry savanna, farmland, and desert edge. Least Concern.

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