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 5 years ago 33 sec 4.8 -
A bird walking and picking up pebbles Locality National Aviary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2001 5 years ago 28 sec 4.6 -
A bird displaying close to another one Locality Taman Burung, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Java (Indonesia)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2007 4 years ago 41 sec 4.3 -
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 3 years ago 57 sec 3.5 -
A bird high in a tree, preening. Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp beccarii)
Josep del Hoyo 25 July 2008 3 years ago 53 sec 3.2 -
Individuals perched and preening Locality Chester Zoo, Cheshire, England, Great Britain
Greg Baker 21 April 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 44 sec 2.8
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Standing on branch.
Locality Aviary, Hong Kong Park, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 30 May 2009 2 years ago 4.4 -
Adult bird walking in aviary.
Locality Wrocław Zoo, Wrocław, Lower Silesian Province, Poland
Hanna Sztwiertnia 19 April 2009 1 year ago 4 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Close up.
Locality Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 8 August 2010 1 year ago 3.7 -
An adult perched on the ground.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 30 January 2010 2 years ago 3.7
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