| Victoria crowned pigeon | |
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| At Leipzig Zoological Garden, Leipzig, Germany | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Goura |
| Species: | G. victoria
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| Binomial name | |
| Goura victoria (Fraser, 1844)
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The Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) is a large, bluish-grey pigeon with elegant blue lace-like crests, maroon breast and red irises. It is part of a genus (Goura) of four unique, very large, ground-dwelling pigeons native to the New Guinea region. The bird may be easily recognized by the unique white tips on its crests and by its deep 'whooping' sounds made while calling.[3] Its name commemorates the British monarch, Queen Victoria.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Goura victoria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22691874A93326799. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691874A93326799.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ VICTORIA CROWNED PIGEON – Calling and Displaying. YouTube (2012-04-25). Retrieved on 2012-08-23.