Sclater's Crowned Pigeon
Goura sclateriiSalvadori, AT, 1876
English (US) Sclater's Crowned Pigeon
The Sclater's Crowned Pigeon (Goura sclaterii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
Range: southern New Guinea (Mimika River to Fly River)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Goura sclaterii
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Sclater's Crowned Pigeon
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1876
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1876
- Type locality
- Fly River, New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 9 p.45
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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