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Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Goura victoria
Taken at Penang Bird Park, curiously located on the mainland, and not on Penang Island itself. I had some trouble IDing the bird, because it wasn’t a South East Asian species, but its beak gave its identity away. I simply looked up Columbidae (pigeon family) on wikipedia and found it in no time.
Here's what wikipedia has to say:
The Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Goura victoria, is a large, approximately 74cm (29 in) long and weighing up to 2.5 kg (5.5 lb), bluish-grey pigeon with elegant blue lace-like crests, maroon breast and red iris. The bird may be easily recognized by the unique white tips on its crests. Both sexes are similar.
One of three superficially similar species of crowned pigeons (the others being the Western Crowned Pigeon and the Southern Crowned Pigeon), the Victoria Crowned Pigeon is distributed in the lowland and swamp forests of northernNew Guinea and surrounding islands. Its diet consists mainly of fruits, figs, seeds and invertebrates. The female usually lays a single white egg.
The name commemorates the British monarch, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Due to continuing habitat loss, being tame and easily hunted for its plumes and meat, the Victoria Crowned Pigeon is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
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Avian Portrait II
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Avian Portrait III
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Taken at Penang Bird Park, curiously located on the mainland, and not on Penang Island itself. I had some trouble IDing the bird, because it wasn’t a South East Asian species, but its beak gave its identity away. I simply looked up Columbidae (pigeon family) on wikipedia and found it in no time.
Here's what wikipedia has to say:
The Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Goura victoria, is a large, approximately 74cm (29 in) long and weighing up to 2.5 kg (5.5 lb), bluish-grey pigeon with elegant blue lace-like crests, maroon breast and red iris. The bird may be easily recognized by the unique white tips on its crests. Both sexes are similar.
One of three superficially similar species of crowned pigeons (the others being the Western Crowned Pigeon and the Southern Crowned Pigeon), the Victoria Crowned Pigeon is distributed in the lowland and swamp forests of northernNew Guinea and surrounding islands. Its diet consists mainly of fruits, figs, seeds and invertebrates. The female usually lays a single white egg.
The name commemorates the British monarch, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Due to continuing habitat loss, being tame and easily hunted for its plumes and meat, the Victoria Crowned Pigeon is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
View the sequels! XD
Avian Portrait II
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Avian Portrait III
[link]
Image size
3872x2592px 7.57 MB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D80
Shutter Speed
1/200 second
Aperture
F/7.1
Focal Length
300 mm
ISO Speed
250
Date Taken
Nov 18, 2008, 10:29:52 AM
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Great shot, very sharp 
and great focus.
Btw, it is not a Victoria Crowned Pigeon but a Southern Crowned Pigeon (Goura scheepmakeri); the Victoria has a white tipped crest.
and great focus.Btw, it is not a Victoria Crowned Pigeon but a Southern Crowned Pigeon (Goura scheepmakeri); the Victoria has a white tipped crest.