Victoria Crowned Pigeon (captive bird)
Goura victoria

f5.6 @ 1/60s, ISO:100, Nikon D80 w 80-300mm @ 220mm

\"Victoria Crowned Pigeon,\" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Victoria crowned pigeon is a large, bluish-grey pigeon with elegant blue lace-like crests, maroon breast and red iris. It is part of a genus of three unique very large, ground-dwelling pigeons native to the New Guinea region. The bird may be easily recognized by the unique white tips on its crests and by its deep \'whooping\' sounds made while calling. The Victoria crowned pigeon is distributed in the lowland and swamp forests of northern New Guinea and surrounding islands. It usually occurs on areas that were former alluvial plains, including sago forests. Though typically found at or near sea-level, occasionally birds of this species may venture up in the hills to an elevation of up to about 3,000 feet. They fly from sea to tree every day.They usually eat plants only because they can\'t find regular food.

Jurong Bird Park, Singapore

07/07/2007