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White-crowned Pigeon

Patagioenas leucocephalaOrder: COLUMBIFORMESFamily: Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
White-crowned Pigeon Breeding Male Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: All-purpose
  • Eye color: White iris
  • Head Pattern: Plain
  • Crown color: White, Black
  • Forehead color: White
  • Nape Color: Dark-gray with iridescent green collar.
  • Throat color: Gray
  • Cere color:
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White-crowned Pigeon Breeding Male Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 27-38 cm (11-15 in)
  • Weight: 260 g (9.2 oz)
  • Size: Size 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
  • Color: White, Black
  • Underparts: Dark Gray
  • Upperparts: Dark Gray
  • Back Pattern: Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
White-crowned Pigeon Breeding Male Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Swift direct flight with strong rapid wing beats.
  • Wingspan Range: 63 cm (25 in)
  • Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Squared Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Dark Gray
  • Under Tail: Dark Gray
  • Leg color: Red
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Family Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)_blue
Species Patagioenas leucocephala
Length11 - 15 Inches
Wingspan25 Inches

White-crowned Pigeon

White-crowned Pigeon: Large dove, slate-gray overall with conspicuous white crown. Scaled nape is iridescent green when seen in good light. Iris is white.Yellow bill has red base. Legs and feet are red. Eats berries, seeds and insects. Swift direct flight with strong rapid wing beats.

● Song: "wof, wof, woo, cowoo", "coo-cura-cooo", "coo-croo"

● Foraging & Feeding: White-crowned Pigeon: Eats berries, seeds, and some insects; forages mostly in trees and shrubs.

● Breeding & nesting: White-crowned Pigeon: One or two white eggs are laid in a nest made of twigs, grass, and roots, lined with grasses and fine materials, and built low in a tree. Incubation ranges from 18 to 20 days and is carried out by both parents.

● Similar species: White-crowned Pigeon: Rock Pigeon is paler and lacks white crown.

Flight Pattern

Swift direct flight with strong rapid wing beats.
White-crowned Pigeon Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: White-crowned Pigeon: Distributed throughout most of the West Indies, the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan and the Florida Keys. Frequents semi-deciduous woods and mangrove swamps.
BreedingMonogamous, Colonial
PopulationFairly common, Stable
MigrationMigratory
Weight9.2 Ounces