Felsentaube vs Lined Quail-Dove

Columba livia verglichen mit Zentrygon linearis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Felsentaube Lined Quail-Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba livia Zentrygon linearis
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) 30,1 cm (11.9 in)
Gewicht 300,0 g (10.58 oz) 267,3333333333333 g (9.43 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
Lined Quail-Dove
Flügelspannweite
Felsentaube 68,0 cm
Lined Quail-Dove 30,1 cm
Gewicht
Felsentaube 300,0 g
Lined Quail-Dove 267,3333333333333 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.

Lined Quail-Dove

Geographic Range & Migration

Felsentaube

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

Lined Quail-Dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Felsentaube

Least Concern

Lined Quail-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

Lined Quail-Dove

Gefieder

Lined Quail-Dove: black and white lined face pattern; dark brown above; pale buff below; bare blue-gray orbital skin; Venezuelan

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.

Lined Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 25–28 cm, with brown upperparts, grey head, and fine dark streaking on the grey breast giving a 'lined' appearance. Inhabits montane cloud forest in Venezuela, Trinidad, and adjacent Colombia. Terrestrial forager. Least Concern.

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