Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Goura victoria(Fraser, L, 1844)
English (US) Victoria Crowned Pigeon
The Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria) 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.
- Scientific name
- Goura victoria
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Victoria Crowned Pigeon
- Described by
- (Fraser, L, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Goura victoria victoria
- Goura victoria beccarii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lophyrus Victoria
- Described by
- (Fraser, L, 1844)
- Type locality
- New Guinea Islands in Geelvink Bay.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.12, no.138 p.136
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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