Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Victoria Crowned-pigeon (Goura victoria) - HBW 4, p. 189
French: Goura de Victoria
German: Fächertaube
Spanish: Gura Victoria
Other common names: Victoria/White-tipped Goura, White-tipped Crowned-pigeon
Taxonomy: Lophyrus Victoria Fraser, 1844, islands in Geelvink Bay, New Guinea.
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 hybridizes with G. cristata along R Siriwo in NW New Guinea. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- victoria (Fraser, 1844) - Yapen and Biak in Geelvink Bay.
- beccarii Salvadori, 1876 - N New Guinea from R Siriwo E to Astrolobe and Collingwood Bays.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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An adult with its chick of 47 days Locality Bronx Zoo, New York City, New York, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 29 June 2005 6 years ago 33 sec 4.9 -
A bird perched in a tree. Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp beccarii)
Carmelo López 16 October 2012 27 weeks ago 47 sec 4.9 -
A bird walking and picking up pebbles Locality National Aviary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2001 6 years ago 28 sec 4.7 -
A bird displaying close to another one Locality Taman Burung, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Java (Indonesia)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2007 5 years ago 41 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird perched on a branch, resting, and a close-up of its head. Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2011 1 year ago 16 sec 4.1 -
A bird high in a tree, looking around and changing its position. Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp beccarii)
Josep del Hoyo 25 July 2008 4 years ago 57 sec 3.8
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A bird perched on a branch.
Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp beccarii)
Carmelo López 16 October 2012 28 weeks ago 4.4 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 3 years ago 4.3 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 3 years ago 4 -
Close up.
Locality Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 8 August 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
Standing on the bank of the Elevala river watching us float by. In July, 2011 the river was almost too low to float a boat.
Locality Elevala River, Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Lee Hunter 14 July 2011 11 weeks ago 3.8 -
Victoria Crowned-pigeon (Goura victoria)
Locality Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ed McAskill 2 February 2009 2 years ago 3.8
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