White-crowned Pigeon
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Columba leucocephala Linnaeus, 1758 |
The White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala, sometimes still Columba leucocephala; see Johnson et al., 2001) is a member of the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons).
It is a resident breeder mainly in the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica and
It is 29 cm long, has a wingspan of 48 cm and weighs 150 g. The adult is dark grey, with green and white bars on the nape, a brilliant white crown to the head, a white iris, and a pale-tipped red bill. Juveniles are a less dark shade of grey, lack the nape pattern and white iris, and show only a few pale feathers on the crown. The song is a Mourning Dove-like woo-pop woooo woo-pop wooo.
The main threat to this species is hunting. In Florida a major cause of mortality is collision with man-made objects.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Patagioenas leucocephala. 2006
- Brands, S. J.. Columba leucocephala. Systema Naturae 2000. Retrieved on July 22, 2005.
- Johnson, Kevin P.; de Kort, Selvino; Dinwoodey, Karen, Mateman, A. C.; ten Cate, Carel; Lessells, C. M. & Clayton, Dale H. (2001): A molecular phylogeny of the dove genera Streptopelia and Columba.