Western Crowned-Pigeon
Goura cristata
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Birds
The western crowned pigeon, also known as the common crowned pigeon or blue crowned pigeon, is a large, blue-grey pigeon with blue lacy crests over the head and dark blue mask feathers around its eyes. Both sexes are almost similar but males are often larger than females. It is on average 70 cm (28 in) long and weighs 2.1 kg (4.6 lbs).
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Goura