Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Western Crowned-pigeon (Goura cristata) - HBW 4, p. 189
French: Goura couronné
German: Krontaube
Spanish: Gura Occidental
Other common names: Blue/Common/Grey/Masked Crowned-pigeon/Goura
Taxonomy: Columba cristata Pallas, 1764, Banda; error = Fak-fak on Onin Peninsula, 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. victoria along R Siriwo in NW New Guinea. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- minor Schlegel, 1864 - W Papuan Is (Misool, Salawati, Batanta, Waigeo); also Seram (S Moluccas), where probably introduced.
- cristata (Pallas, 1764) - NW New Guinea, from Vogelkop E to Etna Bay and R Siriwo.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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A bird hopping down from a wall and then foraging Locality National Zoo, Washington DC, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 25 June 2005 6 years ago 35 sec 4.6 -
Two birds in a plant Locality Bali Bird Park, Bali (Indonesia)
Philip Griffin 17 September 2005 6 years ago 10 sec 4 -
adult perched in canopy Locality Salawati Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp minor)
Martin Kennewell 12 December 2004 3 years ago 33 sec 3
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Bird perched in the canopy
Locality Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop Peninsula, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Dubi Shapiro 6 July 2009 1 year ago 4.3 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 3 years ago 4 -
A perched bird.
Locality Bali Bird Park, Bali (Indonesia) (ssp cristata)
mehdhalaouate 20 September 2006 3 years ago 4 -
Showing off
Locality Peninsular Malaysia
jdrpc 2 April 2013 7 weeks ago 3.7 -
A close-up of a head.
Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 3 years ago 3.5
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