Western Crowned Pigeons (Goura cristata)
>> Oct 6, 2012
Captured
at Ragunan Zoo (Jakarta, Indonesia). They are also known as the Common
Crowned Pigeon or Blue Crowned Pigeon. This lovely bird has large,
blue-grey pigeon with blue lacy crests over the head and dark blue mask
feathers around its eyes. Both sexes are almost similar but males are often
larger than females.
The
Western Crowned Pigeon is found in and is endemic to the lowland rainforests of
Papua, Indonesia; the other species of crowned pigeon inhabit different regions
of the island. The diet consists mainly of fruits and seeds.
Hunted
for food and its plumes, it remains common only in remote areas. Due to ongoing
habitat loss, limited range and overhunting in some areas, the Western Crowned
Pigeon is evaluated as vulnerable species on the IUCN, the International
Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. Source:Wikipedia.
7 komentar:
What a very special bird, it looks funny. And it should be protected...
dolle Frisur ..grins
LG zum Wochenende vom katerchen
so beautiful and exotic!
What beautiful birds!
I have never seen that kind of pigeon before.
Hopping here from Camera Critters
Kangaroo
Have a great weekend!
Gorgeous pigeons! Nice knowing about this bird.
Hope u r doing wonderful and getting positive results from your treatment :)
Hugs n kisses
:O
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