Felsentaube vs Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Columba livia verglichen mit Treron affinis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Felsentaube Grey-fronted Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba livia Treron affinis
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) 28,8 cm (11.3 in)
Gewicht 300,0 g (10.58 oz) 234,0 g (8.25 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
Grey-fronted Green-pigeon
Flügelspannweite
Felsentaube 68,0 cm
Grey-fronted Green-pigeon 28,8 cm
Gewicht
Felsentaube 300,0 g
Grey-fronted Green-pigeon 234,0 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

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.

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Geographic Range & Migration

Felsentaube

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

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Felsentaube

Least Concern

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

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

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Gefieder

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon: gray forehead; bright green body; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; South Asian green-pigeon

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.

Grey-fronted Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 26–29 cm; male has a grey head and a green back with yellow-washed underparts; female entirely green. Found in forest and woodland edges across the Western Ghats and hills of southern India. Frugivore of figs and berries in the forest canopy. Least Concern.

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