Scaled Pigeon vs Rock Pigeon
Patagioenas speciosa 比較対象 Columba livia
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Scaled Pigeon | Rock Pigeon |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Patagioenas speciosa | Columba livia |
| 目 | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| 科 | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | 33.0 cm (13.0 in) |
| 翼開長 | 36.9 cm (14.5 in) | 68.0 cm (26.8 in) |
| 体重 | 279.0 g (9.84 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 | — | — |
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 Pigeon
Deep, resonant cooing with scaled quality; warm carrying notes echoing through dense neotropical humid forest.
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 Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
Native to Europe, North Africa, and South Asia. Feral populations on every continent except Antarctica.
保全状況
Scaled Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
How to Tell Them Apart
Scaled Pigeon
Bare-eyed Pigeon: pale gray; bare orange-red orbital skin; white neck scaling; pale below; Caribbean neotropical pigeon; bare eye
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 Pigeon
中米から南米にかけての熱帯林に生息するハトで、翼に美しい鱗状模様がある。果実を主に採食し、森林の樹冠部で生活する。
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.