How big is a Western Crowned Pigeon?

The Western Crowned Pigeon is a huge sized bird weighing about 2.0 kg.

Where can you see a Western Crowned Pigeon?

The Western Crowned Pigeon is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Western Crowned Pigeon?

The Western Crowned Pigeon is most easily confused with the Scheepmaker's Crowned Pigeon, the Victoria Crowned Pigeon and the Sclater's Crowned Pigeon.

Is the Western Crowned Pigeon endangered?

The Western Crowned Pigeon is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Western Crowned Pigeon

Goura cristata

Doves and Pigeons · Columbiformes · Legendary

The Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata) is a legendary doves and pigeon found only in Indonesia, weighing about 2.0 kg. 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.

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Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata), photo 1 — Photo: Dean Croshere · CC BY 2.0

Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata), photo 2 — Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0

Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata), photo 3 — Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0

Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata), photo 4 — Photo: Daderot · Public domain

Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata), photo 5 — Photo: Arthur Chapman · CC BY 2.0

Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata), photo 6 — Photo: TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋) from Japan · CC BY 2.0

Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata), photo 7 — Photo: Drew Avery · CC BY 2.0

Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata), photo 8 — Photo: Professional Assassin · Public domain

Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata), photo 9 — Photo: dw_ross · CC BY 2.0

Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata), photo 10 — Photo: Daderot · Public domain

About the Western Crowned Pigeon

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).

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: March, April, June, October, November, with peak activity in October. It is a passage migrant species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Western Crowned Pigeon look like?: 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.
How big is a Western Crowned Pigeon?: The Western Crowned Pigeon is a huge sized bird weighing about 2.0 kg.
Where can you see a Western Crowned Pigeon?: The Western Crowned Pigeon is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Western Crowned Pigeon?: The Western Crowned Pigeon is most easily confused with the Scheepmaker's Crowned Pigeon, the Victoria Crowned Pigeon and the Sclater's Crowned Pigeon.
Is the Western Crowned Pigeon endangered?: The Western Crowned Pigeon is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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