Claret-breasted Fruit-dove vs Rock Pigeon

Ptilinopus viridis 비교 대상 Columba livia

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Claret-breasted Fruit-dove Rock Pigeon
학명 Ptilinopus viridis Columba livia
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
날개 폭 22.5 cm (8.9 in) 68.0 cm (26.8 in)
체중 115.5 g (4.07 oz) 300.0 g (10.58 oz)
식성 -- Seeds, grain, fruit, and human food scraps. Primarily a ground feeder. Feral birds are heavily …
산란 수 1 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Claret-breasted Fruit-dove
Rock Pigeon 33.0 cm
날개 폭
Claret-breasted Fruit-dove 22.5 cm
Rock Pigeon 68.0 cm
체중
Claret-breasted Fruit-dove 115.5 g
Rock Pigeon 300.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Claret-breasted Fruit-dove only

Rock Pigeon only

Rock Pigeon

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

Song & Call Comparison

Claret-breasted Fruit-dove

Rock Pigeon

노래

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

Claret-breasted Fruit-dove

Rock Pigeon

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Claret-breasted Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Rock Pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Claret-breasted Fruit-dove

Rock Pigeon

깃털

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.

부리

Slender dark bill with a white fleshy cere at the base

About These Birds

Claret-breasted Fruit-dove

Claret-breasted Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus viridis), 19 cm. Claret-red breast band on a green body with a yellow belly; found in the Moluccas and western Papuan islands. Inhabits primary forest from sea level to 1,000 m. Frugivore. Least Concern; common across its Wallacean range.

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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