Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Southern Crowned-pigeon (Goura scheepmakeri) - HBW 4, p. 189
French: Goura de Scheepmaker
German: Maronenbrust-Krontaube
Spanish: Gura Sureña
Other common names: Maroon-breasted/Sclater's/Scheepmaker's Crowned-pigeon, Great Goura
Taxonomy: Goura scheepmakeri Finsch, 1876, probably south New Guinea opposite Yule Island.
Members of genus unique amongst pigeons in having no gallbladder; also lack oil-gland and have reticulate scaling on the strong, thick legs; 16 rectrices; they have no obvious close relatives. Present species probably more closely related to G. cristata than to G. victoria. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sclaterii Salvadori, 1876 - S New Guinea from R Mimika E to R Fly.
- scheepmakeri Finsch, 1876 - S coast of SE New Guinea from Hall Sound and Mt Epa E to Orangerie Bay.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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A bird on the ground, opening its wings and flying away Locality Fly River, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp sclaterii)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 August 2002 5 years ago 22 sec 4.6 -
A pair building a nest Locality Hong Kong Zoo, Hong Kong (ssp sclaterii)
Josep del Hoyo 27 April 2002 6 years ago 39 sec 4.4 -
A close-up of a group of birds feeding. Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp sclaterii)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 4 years ago 34 sec 4 -
Walking then preening Locality Cotswold Wildlife Park, Burford, Oxfordshire, England, Great Britain (ssp sclaterii)
Joe Angseesing 18 April 2009 8 weeks ago 27 sec 3.3 -
A bird perched on a branch, then walking along the branch and flying away Locality Elevala River, Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp sclaterii)
Keith Blomerley 27 August 2008 4 years ago 28 sec 2.7
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Standing on branch.
Locality Aviary, Hong Kong Park, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 30 May 2009 3 years ago 4.4 -
adult perched
Locality Elevala River, Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp sclaterii)
Nik Borrow 7 August 2012 37 weeks ago 4.3 -
A portrait.
Locality Bali Bird Park, Bali (Indonesia) (ssp sclaterii)
mehdhalaouate 3 April 2008 3 years ago 4.3 -
Adult bird on a ground.
Locality Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands (ssp sclaterii)
Tomasz Doroń 26 June 2009 1 year ago 4 -
A bird on the ground.
Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany (ssp sclaterii)
Josep del Hoyo 1 June 1990 18 weeks ago 3.3 -
Perched on a branch
Locality Elevala River, Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp sclaterii)
mark sutton 24 August 2008 4 years ago 2.7
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Booming calls Locality San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA (United States)
pcx 18 March 2010 1 year ago 3
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