Southern Crowned-Pigeon (Goura scheepmakeri)

Other Names (World)
Scheepmaker's Crowned-pigeon, Southern Crowned-Pigeon, Maroon-breasted Crowned-pigeon, Sclater's Crowned-pigeon, Great Goura, Scheepmaker's Crowned Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
75 cm

First Described (Guide)
Finsch, 1876

Habitat
Dry and flooded forest, in the lowlands. To 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B) (NB), Papua New Guinea (B) (NB).

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Declining principly due to hunting as food and for its feathers. Capture for trade may also be a factor.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Feeds on the ground in flocks of 2 - 20, sometimes as many as 30. Roosts in trees.

Voice
Foraging flocks communicate with a quiet, resonating boom.

Subspecies
Present species probably more closely related to Western Crowned-Pigeon (Goura cristata) than to Victoria Crowned-Pigeon (Goura victoria).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

sclaterii Salvadori, 1876 - Southern New Guinea from R Mimika east to R Fly. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Sclater's Crowned-pigeon (Goura sclaterii).
scheepmakeri Finsch, 1876 - Southern coast of south-eastern New Guinea from Hall Sound and Mt Epa east to Orangerie Bay.

Similar Species
Hybridises with two parapatric congeners where their ranges meet: Victoria Crowned-Pigeon (Goura victoria) which has white tips to crest and less maroon on lower breast, Western Crowned-Pigeon (Goura cristata) which has plain grey underparts and maroon mantle and wing-coverts.

References
See References.

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