Rock Pigeon vs Yellow-footed Green-pigeon

Columba livia so với Treron phoenicopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Rock Pigeon Yellow-footed Green-pigeon
Tên Khoa Học Columba livia Treron phoenicopterus
Bộ Columbiformes Columbiformes
Họ Columbidae Columbidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 68,0 cm (26.8 in) 37,6 cm (14.8 in)
Khối Lượng 300,0 g (10.58 oz) 235,66666666666666 g (8.31 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Seeds, grain, fruit, and human food scraps. Primarily a ground feeder. Feral birds are heavily … --
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Rock Pigeon 33,0 cm
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Rock Pigeon 68,0 cm
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon 37,6 cm
Khối Lượng
Rock Pigeon 300,0 g
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon 235,66666666666666 g

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Rock Pigeon only

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon only

Rock Pigeon

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

Song & Call Comparison

Rock Pigeon

Tiếng Hót

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.

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon

Geographic Range & Migration

Rock Pigeon

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

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Rock Pigeon

Least Concern

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Rock Pigeon

Bộ Lông

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.

Mỏ

Slender dark bill with a white fleshy cere at the base

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon

Bộ Lông

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon: bright green body; brilliant yellow legs; purple-maroon back; pale yellow-green below; Indian species

About These Birds

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.

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon

Large green-pigeon, 33–35 cm; male has bright yellow wing edges and shoulder patches contrasting with a grey head and green body; female is duller. Widespread across South Asia from Pakistan to southwestern China and Indochina, in deciduous forest, woodland, and farmland. Frugivore of figs and berries. Least Concern.

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