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ssp sclateri
Photo by Geoff Jones
Ekame Lodge, Papua New Guinea, September 2009
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

Graphics by Nrg800

Southern New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized which are sometimes split into two species:[1]

  • G. s. sclaterii
  • G. s. scheepmakeri
  • Coastal southeast New Guinea (Hall Sound to Orangerie Bay)

Habitat

Lowland forests.

Behaviour

Terrestrial

References

  1. 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/

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