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White-crowned Pigeon

Patagioenas leucocephala

Near Threatened · IUCN Red List

NTNear ThreatenedFruitWoodlandPlatform nestMedium · 240 g
White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala), photo 1
Photo: Mike Brady · CC BY 4.0
White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala), photo 2
Photo: Mike Brady · CC BY 4.0
White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala), photo 3
Photo: Isis I. Castro Alberto · CC BY 4.0
White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala), photo 4
Photo: Luciano Massa · CC BY 4.0
White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala), photo 5
Photo: Barbara Kay · CC0
White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala), photo 6
Photo: Ligocsicnarf89 · CC BY 4.0
White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala), photo 7
Photo: Ligocsicnarf89 · CC BY 4.0
White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala), photo 8
Photo: SubbuThePeaceful · CC BY 2.0
White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala), photo 9
Photo: Brandon Trentler · CC BY 2.0
White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala), photo 10
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Ltshears assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain

ID tip

The white-crowned pigeon can measure 29–35 cm (11–14 in) in length, span 48–59 cm (19–23 in) across the wings, and weigh 150–301 g (5.3–10.6 oz). It is around the same size as the common rock pigeon, but weighs a bit less since it is generally less chunky and has a relatively longer and more square tail. Adult birds' plumage varies from a slate gray to an almost-black color. Its iridescent collar-patch is notably only seen under good lighting, shining a barred white pattern with green.

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When to see the White-crowned Pigeon

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.

Where to see the White-crowned Pigeon

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 29 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

United States Bahamas Puerto Rico Jamaica Cuba Cayman Islands Honduras Mexico Belize Antigua & Barbuda Dominican Republic U.S. Virgin Islands Colombia Panama Turks & Caicos Islands Guadeloupe Anguilla Costa Rica Nicaragua Haiti St. Barthélemy British Virgin Islands St. Kitts & Nevis St. Martin Caribbean Netherlands Barbados Dominica Martinique Montserrat

Recorded as a rare visitor in Guatemala, St. Lucia.

About the White-crowned Pigeon

The white-crowned pigeon is a fruit and seed-eating species of bird in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae. It is found primarily in the Caribbean.

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Easily confused with

Short-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas nigrirostris) Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisThe short-billed pigeon is a largish pigeon which breeds from southern Mexico south to northwestern Colombia. Ruddy Pigeon (Patagioenas subvinacea) Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinaceaThe ruddy pigeon is a largish pigeon which breeds from Costa Rica south to western Ecuador, Bolivia, and central Brazil. Plumbeous Pigeon (Patagioenas plumbea) Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbeaThe plumbeous pigeon is 34 cm (13 in) long and weighs 172 to 231 g (6.1 to 8.1 oz).

Side by side: Spot-winged Pigeon vs White-crowned Pigeon · Plumbeous Pigeon vs White-crowned Pigeon

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