Passenger Pigeon vs African Collared-dove

Ectopistes migratorius в сравнении с Streptopelia roseogrisea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Passenger Pigeon African Collared-dove
Научное название Ectopistes migratorius Streptopelia roseogrisea
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Extinct Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 31,8 cm (12.5 in)
Масса 298,0 g (10.51 oz) 152,33333333333334 g (5.37 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Passenger Pigeon only

African Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Passenger Pigeon

Пение

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense tropical South American forest.

African Collared-dove

Пение

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes through dense forest in Timor region. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Охранный статус

Extinct

Passenger Pigeon

Least Concern

African Collared-dove

About These Birds

Passenger Pigeon

Extinct North American pigeon, 38–41 cm, slate-blue head, brick-red breast, long pointed tail. Once the most abundant bird on Earth, forming flocks of billions in eastern North American deciduous forests. Granivore of acorns and seeds. Driven extinct by market hunting and deforestation; last individual died Cincinnati Zoo, 1 September 1914.

African Collared-dove

Small dove, 26–29 cm, pale pinkish-grey with a black hindneck collar and white tail corners. Native to arid zones of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia and south to Tanzania. The ancestor of the domesticated Barbary Dove (ring-necked dove). Granivore of grass seeds and small grains in dry savanna, farmland, and desert edge. Least Concern.

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