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Victoria Crown Pigeon - Goura victoria Victoria Crown Pigeon - Goura victoria is a large bird, as big as a Turkey with a nice crest/crown on its head. Mostly bluish in colour and red eyes.<br /> <br /> The local indigenous used to eat them, considered a delicacy but the Resort told the locals to stop eating them and on my third trip to the Island, I saw many of them, roaming freely. Geotagged,Goura victoria,Indonesia,Victoria Crowned Pigeon,Winter,west papua Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Victoria Crown Pigeon - Goura victoria

Victoria Crown Pigeon - Goura victoria is a large bird, as big as a Turkey with a nice crest/crown on its head. Mostly bluish in colour and red eyes.

The local indigenous used to eat them, considered a delicacy but the Resort told the locals to stop eating them and on my third trip to the Island, I saw many of them, roaming freely.

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The Victoria Crowned Pigeon

The Victoria Crowned Pigeon, ''Goura victoria'', is a large, bluish-grey pigeon with elegant blue lace-like crests, maroon breast and red iris. The bird may be easily recognized by the unique white tips on its crests.

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Similar species: Pigeons And Doves
Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Aug 9, 2016. Captured Aug 9, 2016 09:17 in Unnamed Road, Mambor, Napan, Kabupaten Nabire, Papua, Indonesia.
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Captured in the winter. More winter photos.