Merpati dan tekukur (Pigeons & Doves)
Cher Ami
Columba livia
- selestial
- 9001 km/h
- Individu bersejarah
Carried the message that stopped the friendly fire on the Lost Battalion, October 1918, with a shattered breastbone and one leg gone. A small black-checked bird who finished the flight he was born for.
- Populasi
- Species total (wild + feral) roughly 17-28 million in Europe alone, up to ~120 million globally; true native/wild population is unknown/inseparable from widespread feral populations
- Habitat
- Cliffs, rock ledges, sea caves, and canyons in native range; feral/domestic populations are commensal with humans and concentrate in cities and farmland, nesting on buildings that mimic cliff ledges
- Fakta menarik
- Cher Ami was a male U.S. Army Signal Corps homing pigeon preserved at the Smithsonian after dying of wounds in 1919.
- Sebaran
- Native to Southern Europe, North Africa, and western Asia; introduced/feral populations now occur on every continent except Antarctica, including North America where Cher Ami served
- Makanan
- Primarily seeds, grains, and other plant matter/fruit, with some invertebrates; urban feral birds also scavenge human food scraps
- Ukuran
- 0,33 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,65 m
- Masa hidup
- 5 tahun
