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| − | [[Image:236a Southern-crowned Pigeon Goura scheepmakeri Ekame PNG Sept 2009.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Geoff+Jones|Geoff Jones}}<br />Ekame Lodge, [[Papua New Guinea]], September 2009]] | + | [[Image:236a Southern-crowned Pigeon Goura scheepmakeri Ekame PNG Sept 2009.jpg|thumb|550px|right|ssp ''sclateri''<br />Photo by {{user|Geoff+Jones|Geoff Jones}}<br />Ekame Lodge, [[Papua New Guinea]], September 2009]] |
;[[:Category:Goura|Goura]] scheepmakeri | ;[[:Category:Goura|Goura]] scheepmakeri | ||
| + | '''Includes: Sclater's Crowned Pigeon; Scheepmaker's Crowned Pigeon''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
75cm<br /> | 75cm<br /> | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Image:Southern_Crowned_Pigeon.png|thumb|300px|right|Graphics by Nrg800]] | [[Image:Southern_Crowned_Pigeon.png|thumb|300px|right|Graphics by Nrg800]] | ||
| − | Southern New Guinea. | + | Southern [[New Guinea]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Two subspecies are recognized which are sometimes split into two species:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
| + | * ''G. s. sclaterii'' | ||
| + | :*Southern [[New Guinea]] (Mimika River to Fly River) | ||
| + | * ''G. s. scheepmakeri'' | ||
| + | :*Coastal southeast [[New Guinea]] (Hall Sound to Orangerie Bay) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Lowland forests. | Lowland forests. | ||
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Terrestrial | Terrestrial | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Goura+scheepmakeri}} | {{GSearch|Goura+scheepmakeri}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Goura]] [[Category:Maps]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Goura]] [[Category:Maps]] | ||
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- Goura scheepmakeri
Includes: Sclater's Crowned Pigeon; Scheepmaker's Crowned Pigeon
Identification
75cm
- Blue-grey plumage
- Blue lacy crests
- Red iris
- Deep maroon breast
- Sexes similar
Distribution
Southern New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized which are sometimes split into two species:[1]
- G. s. sclaterii
- Southern New Guinea (Mimika River to Fly River)
- G. s. scheepmakeri
- Coastal southeast New Guinea (Hall Sound to Orangerie Bay)
Habitat
Lowland forests.
Behaviour
Terrestrial
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Southern Crowned Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Southern_Crowned_Pigeon
