Felsentaube vs White-winged Dove

Columba livia verglichen mit Zenaida asiatica

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Felsentaube White-winged Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba livia Zenaida asiatica
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Flügelspannweite 68,0 cm (26.8 in) 32,2 cm (12.7 in)
Gewicht 300,0 g (10.58 oz) 147,5 g (5.20 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
Felsentaube 33,0 cm
White-winged Dove
Flügelspannweite
Felsentaube 68,0 cm
White-winged Dove 32,2 cm
Gewicht
Felsentaube 300,0 g
White-winged Dove 147,5 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

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.

White-winged Dove

Geographic Range & Migration

Felsentaube

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

White-winged Dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Felsentaube

Least Concern

White-winged Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

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

White-winged Dove

Gefieder

White-winged Dove: gray-brown; large white wing patches visible in flight; rounded tail; blue orbital ring; North American dove

About These Birds

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.

White-winged Dove

Medium dove, 28–31 cm, with grey-brown plumage, a white wing stripe conspicuous in flight, and a broad rounded tail with white tips. Common in southwestern USA, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, and northwestern South America in open and semi-arid habitats. Frugivore of cactus fruits and granivore of seeds. Least Concern.

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