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The white-crowned pigeon can measure 29–35 cm (11–14 in) in length, span 48–59 cm (19–23 in) across the wings, and weigh 150–301 g (5.3–10.6 oz). It is around the same size as the common rock pigeon , but weighs a bit less since it is generally less chunky and has a relatively longer and more square tail. [ 11 ]
Patagioenas is a genus of New World pigeons whose distinctness from the genus Columba was long disputed but ultimately confirmed. It is basal to the Columba-Streptopelia radiation with their ancestors diverging from that lineage likely over 8 million years ago.
Audubon visited the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas in 1832 and left Key West having sighted and drawn 18 new birds for his "Birds of America" folio. It is believed that many of those drawings were conceived in the Audubon House garden. Also, Audubon's painting of the white-crowned pigeon features the Geiger tree found in the front yard of the house.
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. Rock pigeon, Columba livia (I) Scaly-naped pigeon, Patagioenas squamosa; White-crowned pigeon, Patagioenas leucocephala; Plain pigeon, Patagioenas inornata; Eurasian collared-dove, Streptopelia decaocto (I) African collared-dove, Streptopelia ...
The crowned pigeons (Goura) are a genus of birds in the family Columbidae. It contains four large species of pigeon that are endemic to the island of New Guinea and a few surrounding islands. The species are extremely similar to each other in appearance, and occupy different regions of New Guinea.
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White-crowned pigeon: Patagioenas leucocephala (Linnaeus, 1758) NA, MA: Florida, West Indies, eastern Caribbean ... western Amazon Basin 142: Crested quail-dove ...
Pigeons and doves exhibit considerable variation in size, ranging in length from 15 to 75 centimetres (5.9 to 29.5 in), and in weight from 30 g (0.066 lb) to above 2,000 g (4.4 lb). [31] The largest species is the crowned pigeon of New Guinea, [32] which is nearly turkey-sized, at a weight of 2–4 kg (4.4–8.8 lb). [33]