Tanna Fruit-dove vs Felsentaube

Ptilinopus tannensis verglichen mit Columba livia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Tanna Fruit-dove Felsentaube
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus tannensis Columba livia
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Flügelspannweite 29,7 cm (11.7 in) 68,0 cm (26.8 in)
Gewicht 211,5 g (7.46 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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Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Tanna Fruit-dove
Felsentaube 33,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Tanna Fruit-dove 29,7 cm
Felsentaube 68,0 cm
Gewicht
Tanna Fruit-dove 211,5 g
Felsentaube 300,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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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

Tanna Fruit-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

Tanna Fruit-dove

Felsentaube

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Tanna Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Felsentaube

How to Tell Them Apart

Tanna Fruit-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

Tanna Fruit-dove

Tanna Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus tannensis), 28 cm. Green with a pale grey head, orange-yellow breast and white belly. Endemic to the Banks Islands and northern Vanuatu. Inhabits primary forest and forest edges. Frugivore. Least Concern; relatively common within its island range.

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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