The Victoria Crowned Pigeon(Goura victoria) bird is a large,bluish-grey pigeon with elegant blue lace-like crests,maroon breast and red iris.It is a part of a genus of three unique very large,ground-dwelling pigeons native to the New Guinea region.The bird may e easily recognized by the unique white tips on its crests and by deep 'whooping' sounds made while calling.Is name commemorates the British monarch,Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
The Victoria Crowned Pigeon is a deep blue-gray color with a small black mask.Its feather crests(the signature feature of crowned pigeons other than their size) is conspicuously white-tipped.On the wing coverts,there is a row of feathers that are a paler grey with maroon tips.These form a distinct wing bar.As in all crowned Pigeons,melanism has been observed.The other two crowned pigeons are some what superficially similar but only the Western Crowned Pigeons overlaps in range with the Victoria species.The Southern Crowned Pigeons does not.In the Western species,the crown is more scraggly and hair the chest is a blue gray uniform color and not maroon and there is a less distinct wing bar.Both the sexes are similar to each other.
This species is typically 73 to 75 cm (29 to 30 inches)long and weighs about 2.38 kilograms(5.3 lbs).Some specimen may exceeds a length of 80 cm(31 inches) and a weight of 3.5 kilograms(7.7 lbs).It is marginally larger than the two other pigeons on average and is considered as the largest species of the pigeon in the world.The standard measurements among pigeons on mainland New Guinea are as follows:the wing chord is 36 to 39 cm(14 to 15 inches),tail is 27 to 30.1 cm(11 to 11.9 inches),the bill is 3.2 to 3.5 cm(1.3 to 1.4 inches) and not feathered tarsus is 8.5 to 9.8 cm(3.3 to 3.9 inches).
Like other crowned pigeons,this species makes a loud clapping sound when it takes flight.The mating calls of this species are so similar to the other two species of crowned pigeon,consisting of a deep hoom-hoom-hoom-hoom-hoom sound.When defending their territories,these birds make a resounding whup-up,whup-up,whup-up,whup-up,whup-up call.Their contact call is adeep muffled and rather human like ummm or hmmm.
There are two sub-species of Victoria Crowned Pigeon,1-Goura victoria beccarii is found on the mainland of New Guinea. 2-Goura victoria victoria,the nominate race ca be found on the islands of Yapen,Biak and Supiori. The nominate sub-species is markedly smaller,with a wing chord measurement of 31.6 to 33.2 cm(12.4 to 13.1 inches)with less robust legs and feet and darker overall plumage.The nominate has a sparser crests and black on the wing coverts and right above the tail.
The Victoria Crowned Pigeon is a deep blue-gray color with a small black mask.Its feather crests(the signature feature of crowned pigeons other than their size) is conspicuously white-tipped.On the wing coverts,there is a row of feathers that are a paler grey with maroon tips.These form a distinct wing bar.As in all crowned Pigeons,melanism has been observed.The other two crowned pigeons are some what superficially similar but only the Western Crowned Pigeons overlaps in range with the Victoria species.The Southern Crowned Pigeons does not.In the Western species,the crown is more scraggly and hair the chest is a blue gray uniform color and not maroon and there is a less distinct wing bar.Both the sexes are similar to each other.
This species is typically 73 to 75 cm (29 to 30 inches)long and weighs about 2.38 kilograms(5.3 lbs).Some specimen may exceeds a length of 80 cm(31 inches) and a weight of 3.5 kilograms(7.7 lbs).It is marginally larger than the two other pigeons on average and is considered as the largest species of the pigeon in the world.The standard measurements among pigeons on mainland New Guinea are as follows:the wing chord is 36 to 39 cm(14 to 15 inches),tail is 27 to 30.1 cm(11 to 11.9 inches),the bill is 3.2 to 3.5 cm(1.3 to 1.4 inches) and not feathered tarsus is 8.5 to 9.8 cm(3.3 to 3.9 inches).
Like other crowned pigeons,this species makes a loud clapping sound when it takes flight.The mating calls of this species are so similar to the other two species of crowned pigeon,consisting of a deep hoom-hoom-hoom-hoom-hoom sound.When defending their territories,these birds make a resounding whup-up,whup-up,whup-up,whup-up,whup-up call.Their contact call is adeep muffled and rather human like ummm or hmmm.
There are two sub-species of Victoria Crowned Pigeon,1-Goura victoria beccarii is found on the mainland of New Guinea. 2-Goura victoria victoria,the nominate race ca be found on the islands of Yapen,Biak and Supiori. The nominate sub-species is markedly smaller,with a wing chord measurement of 31.6 to 33.2 cm(12.4 to 13.1 inches)with less robust legs and feet and darker overall plumage.The nominate has a sparser crests and black on the wing coverts and right above the tail.
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