pombo-doméstico / pombo-das-rochas vs pombo-malhado

Columba livia compared with Columba guinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pombo-doméstico / pombo-das-rochas	pombo-malhado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)	Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
Family same	Columbidae	Columbidae
Genus same	Columba	Columba
Species	Columba livia	Columba guinea

Evolutionary Relationship

pombo-doméstico / pombo-das-rochas and pombo-malhado share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Columba.

View Genus: Columba

Conservation Status

pombo-doméstico / pombo-das-rochas

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~260.0M

Trend: Stable →

pombo-malhado

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pombo-doméstico / pombo-das-rochas	pombo-malhado
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	6 years	—
Average Length	33 cm	—
Average Weight	300 g	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pombo-doméstico / pombo-das-rochas

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (24 countries), Asia (16 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (21 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 countries).

pombo-malhado

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Spain, and United Arab Emirates.

pombo-doméstico / pombo-das-rochas

Entre as aves mais bem-sucedidas do mundo, os pombos-bravios sao nativos de penhascos costeiros e cavernas da Europa, norte da Africa e sul da Asia, mas foram domesticados ha milhares de anos e introduzidos globalmente em todos os centros urbanos do planeta. Sua excepcional capacidade de orientacao, navegando milhares de quilometros usando campos magneticos, posicao solar e pontos de referencia, os tornou vitais como mensageiros militares e aves de corrida esportiva. Hoje, populacoes assilvestradas habitam todas as grandes cidades do mundo.