Sclater's crowned pigeon
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Goura |
| Species: | G. sclaterii
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| Goura sclaterii Salvadori, 1876
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Sclater's crowned pigeon (Goura sclaterii) is a large, terrestrial pigeon confined to the southern lowland forests of New Guinea.
It has a bluish-grey plumage with elaborate blue lacy crests, red iris and very deep maroon breast. Both sexes have a similar appearance. It is 66–73 cm (26–29 in) in length and weighs 2.00–2.24 kg (4.41–4.94 lb).[2]
Being tame and heavily hunted for its meat and plumes, the southern crowned pigeon is evaluated as Near threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed in Appendix II of CITES.[1]
References
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Goura sclaterii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Woodall, P.F. (2018). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Sclater's Crowned-pigeon (Goura sclaterii)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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