Scaled Dove vs Rock Pigeon
Columbina squammata comparé à Columba livia
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribut | Scaled Dove | Rock Pigeon |
|---|---|---|
| Nom scientifique | Columbina squammata | Columba livia |
| Ordre | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| Famille | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| Statut de conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longueur | — | 33,0 cm (13.0 in) |
| Envergure | 19,0 cm (7.5 in) | 68,0 cm (26.8 in) |
| Poids | 54,0 g (1.90 oz) | 300,0 g (10.58 oz) |
| Régime alimentaire | -- | Seeds, grain, fruit, and human food scraps. Primarily a ground feeder. Feral birds are heavily … |
| Taille de la couvée | 2 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Rock Pigeon
Originally cliff-nesting in Mediterranean regions. Now the quintessential urban bird, inhabiting cities worldwide on every continent.
Song & Call Comparison
Scaled Dove
Soft, gentle cooing with olive tone; pure warm notes through humid New World forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.
Rock Pigeon
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
Scaled Dove
Rock Pigeon
Native to Europe, North Africa, and South Asia. Feral populations on every continent except Antarctica.
Statut de conservation
Scaled Dove
Rock Pigeon
How to Tell Them Apart
Scaled Dove
Blue-headed Quail-Dove: blue-gray head; rufous-brown back; pale below; bare blue facial skin; Cuban endemic quail-dove species
Rock Pigeon
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.
Slender dark bill with a white fleshy cere at the base
About These Birds
Scaled Dove
Small dove, 18–22 cm, with strongly scaled black-edged brown plumage giving an all-over scaled appearance, and a long tail. Found in open savanna, cerrado, and farmland from Venezuela and Trinidad across Brazil to Bolivia and Argentina. Granivore of small seeds on the ground. Least Concern.
Rock Pigeon
The rock pigeon is the ancestor of all domestic pigeon breeds and one of the most abundant birds in cities worldwide. Pigeons have served humans as messengers, food, and subjects for scientific research — their homing ability and vision have been studied extensively. Darwin's study of pigeon breeding contributed to his theory of evolution.