Critically EndangeredTooth-billed Pigeon
Didunculus strigirostris
One of the 10 pigeons on WAnimals
Birds · Columbiformes · Columbidae
Goura victoria
It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.
The Victoria crowned pigeon is the largest pigeon in the world: it reaches the size of a turkey and weighs more than two kilos. It is a deep bluish grey, with a wine-coloured breast and a spectacular crest of feathers tipped with white that crowns its head like a fan of lace. It walks the forest floor searching for fallen fruit and seeds, and flies up into the trees only to roost or escape. Hunting and logging have reduced it to the remotest parts of New Guinea.
Weight
2 kg – 2.5 kg
Size
73 cm – 75 cm
Life expectancy
25 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sighting difficulty
Moderate
Sources consulted: https://www.iucnredlist.org/ | https://animaldiversity.org/ | https://es.wikipedia.org/
Best time: All year in the forests of northern New Guinea and on the islands of Yapen and Biak, by day; it walks on the ground in pairs or small groups.
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