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White-crowned Pigeon

Patagioenas leucocephala

The White-crowned Pigeon is a beautiful bird with a striking white crown on its head. It loves to live in tropical forests and can often be seen perched high in the trees, making soft cooing sounds.

Lebensraum: Tropical forests

Aussehen

The White-crowned Pigeon is a sleek, dark slate-gray bird with a striking bright white cap on its head. It has a distinctive red eye-ring and iridescent green-purple neck feathers, making it stand out from other pigeons.

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White-crowned Pigeon
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White-crowned Pigeon

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby pigeons are called squabs, and they are fed 'crop milk' by their parents!

Pirates and sailors once hunted these pigeons for food on remote islands!

Their flimsy nests are sometimes so see-through, you can spot the eggs!

They fly straight to saltwater pools to drink when freshwater is scarce.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Island Drinker

White-crowned Pigeon can drink salty ocean water because it has special glands that help remove the extra salt.

Fähigkeit

Seed Sower

White-crowned Pigeon has a fruity diet that helps them spread seeds far and wide, growing new plants.

Fähigkeit

Mangrove Navigator

White-crowned Pigeon can fly swiftly and expertly through dense coastal forests because of its agile wings.

Maße und Details

Länge
29-35 cm
Flügelspannweite
48-60 cm
Gewicht
0.15-0.3 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
80 km/h
Gelegegröße
1-2
Brutzeit
13-14 Tage
Zugstrecke
250 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These pigeons love to eat juicy fruits and berries, helping new plants grow across their island homes!

Hauptnahrung

  • Gumbo Limbo berries
  • Strangler fig fruits
  • Sea grape
  • Poisonwood berries
  • Palm fruits

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Gumbo Limbo

Bursera simaruba

Provides essential fruit.

eaten by

Strangler Fig

Ficus aurea

An important food source.

hunts

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

A primary avian predator.

eats

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Climbs trees to raid nests.

eaten by

Humans

Homo sapiens

Historically hunted for food.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch or catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von White-crowned Pigeon?

29-35 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von White-crowned Pigeon?

48-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von White-crowned Pigeon?

0.15-0.3 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von White-crowned Pigeon?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von White-crowned Pigeon?

80 km/h

Was frisst White-crowned Pigeon?

These pigeons love to eat juicy fruits and berries, helping new plants grow across their island homes!

Wo findet man White-crowned Pigeon normalerweise?

Tropical forests

Wie jagt White-crowned Pigeon?

Foraging

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