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VICTORIA CROWNED PIGEON by tropicaLiving I’ve been trying to find out about this bird for a long time — this photo and info are both from tropicaliving on Flickr Location: Asia/ Indonesia, Papua New Guinea Status: Vulnerable Facts:This bird is very different from the pigeon we are used to seeing in towns and cities. The crowned pigeon is quite spectacular, being blue in colour and as tall as a turkey (74 cm). It has a large crest of feathers on its head that can be raised - hence its name. It is the largest of all living pigeons and is found in the wild only in New Guinea and some smaller offshore islands nearby. These beautiful birds forage the forest floor for fruit, seeds and snails. They seem to spend time in small flocks. Very little is known about them in the wild as they live in dense forest.The sounds that these birds make are unusual. Their contact call sounds a bit like the sound created by blowing over the top of a milk bottle, whilst their display call is a dramatic ‘boom-pa!’ —- Fact Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropicaliving/1584434057/

VICTORIA CROWNED PIGEON by tropicaLiving

I’ve been trying to find out about this bird for a long time — this photo and info are both from tropicaliving on Flickr

Location: Asia/ Indonesia, Papua New Guinea

Status: Vulnerable

Facts:
This bird is very different from the pigeon we are used to seeing in towns and cities. The crowned pigeon is quite spectacular, being blue in colour and as tall as a turkey (74 cm). It has a large crest of feathers on its head that can be raised - hence its name. It is the largest of all living pigeons and is found in the wild only in New Guinea and some smaller offshore islands nearby.

These beautiful birds forage the forest floor for fruit, seeds and snails. They seem to spend time in small flocks. Very little is known about them in the wild as they live in dense forest.

The sounds that these birds make are unusual. Their contact call sounds a bit like the sound created by blowing over the top of a milk bottle, whilst their display call is a dramatic ‘boom-pa!’

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Fact Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropicaliving/1584434057/

Notes

  1. quickwitter reblogged this from animalworld and added:
    Beautiful big, blue turkey-sized bird…North American wildlife pales in comparison ;)
  2. animalworld posted this