White-tailed Laurel-pigeon vs Rock Pigeon

Columba junoniae 比較対象 Columba livia

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-tailed Laurel-pigeon Rock Pigeon
学名 Columba junoniae Columba livia
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
翼開長 43.8 cm (17.2 in) 68.0 cm (26.8 in)
体重 400.0 g (14.11 oz) 300.0 g (10.58 oz)
食性 -- Seeds, grain, fruit, and human food scraps. Primarily a ground feeder. Feral birds are heavily …
一腹卵数 1-2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
White-tailed Laurel-pigeon
Rock Pigeon 33.0 cm
翼開長
White-tailed Laurel-pigeon 43.8 cm
Rock Pigeon 68.0 cm
体重
White-tailed Laurel-pigeon 400.0 g
Rock Pigeon 300.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

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Rock Pigeon

Originally cliff-nesting in Mediterranean regions. Now the quintessential urban bird, inhabiting cities worldwide on every continent.

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Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

さえずり

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense highland African forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Rock Pigeon

さえずり

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Rock Pigeon

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

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保全状況

Near Threatened

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Least Concern

Rock Pigeon

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

羽毛

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon: dark brown; purple neck gloss; white tail band; Canary Island Laurisilva endemic; white tail diagnostic

Rock Pigeon

羽毛

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.

くちばし

Slender dark bill with a white fleshy cere at the base

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About These Birds

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

シロオビローリエバト(Columba junoniae)— 体長37〜40cm。濃い灰色で尾端が白く、頸部に虹色の光沢がある。カナリア諸島のラ・パルマ、ラ・ゴメラ、テネリフェの月桂樹林に固有。果食性。脆弱種;原生の月桂樹林に強く依存する。欧州で最も希少なハトの1種。

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.

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