Victoria Crowned Pigeons

aka Victoria Goura

Goura victoria

A Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Photo courtesy of Daniel Sörensen

These birds are native to northern New Guinea and a couple of the offshore islands. They live in forested areas.

In captivity they will eat grapes, slices of fruit, peanuts, some vegetables and wild fig.

The display coo has been described as a loud "Boom-Pa! Boom-Pa! Boom-Pa!"

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Photos courtesy of Daniel Sörensen

A Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Photo courtesy of Colt Handorf

Another shot of the same bird
Photo courtesy of Colt Handorf

A frontal view
Photo courtesy of Daniel Sörensen

A moderately in-focus shot of the head of a Victoria Crowned Pigeon

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