Other Scientific Names
Columba leucocephala [BirdLife International (2004)], Columba leucocephala [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Columba leucocephala [Stotz et al. (1996)]
Other Names (World)
White-crowned Pigeon, White-headed Dove, Baldpate
Anguilla (B), Antigua And Barbuda (B), Bahamas (B), Belize (B), Cayman Islands (B), Colombia (B), Costa Rica (B), Cuba (B), Dominican Republic (B), Guadeloupe (B), Haiti (B), Honduras (B), Jamaica (B) (NB), Mexico (B), Nicaragua (B), Panama (B), Puerto Rico (B), USA (B), Virgin Islands (British) (B) (NB), Virgin Islands (U.S.) (B) (NB).
Vagrant to Dominica, Martinique, St Kitts And Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines.
Florida Keys, Bahamas, Greater and Lesser Antilles as far southern as Antigua; also Caribbean islands off coast of Central America, from Yucatán to north-western Panama.
Population
Estimated population is 550,000 (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat destruction, illegal hunting, collision with man-made objects and pesticides are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala) [XC101348]
by Andrew Spencer from Boca Chica Key, Monroe Co., Florida, United States (call, song)
White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala) [XC145946]
by H\u00e9ctor Perdomo-Vel\u00e1zquez from Sugarloaf Key, Monroe County, Florida, United States (song)
Subspecies
Closely related to Scaly-naped Pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa) although markings on head and neck are totally different, rest of plumage rather similar and songs spectrographically very close. They overlap in parts of their ranges but tend to occupy different habitats.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet