Sclater's crowned pigeon

Sclater's crowned pigeon
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Goura
Species:
G. sclaterii
Binomial name
Goura sclaterii
Salvadori, 1876

Sclater's crowned pigeon (Goura sclaterii) is a large, terrestrial pigeon confined to the southern lowland forests of New Guinea. This pigeon was previously considered as conspecific with Scheepmaker's crowned pigeon (Goura scheepmakeri) with the English name "southern crowned pigeon".[3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Goura sclaterii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T45014476A95139016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T45014476A95139016.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Pigeons". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 28 January 2018.