Common/Western Crowned Pigeon

Goura cristata

Common Crowned Pigeon
 Western Crowned Pigeon
The Common or Western Crowned Pigeon is one of three species of Crowned Pigeons. It is not very common and comes from lowland forests of Irian Jaya/West Papua, Indonesia.
Hunting for its lacy plumes, for meat and for captive trade in addition to habitat destruction have made it vulnerable.
Common Crowned Pigeon Common Crowned Pigeon
It does not have feathered tips to its crest like the Victoria, it has no black chinstrap and does not have a maroon chest or under-parts, only a top mantle. Male and female have similar plumage.
 
 
Southern/Scheepmaker's Crowned Pigeon
      
Goura scheepmakeri
 
Southern Crowned Pigeon Southern Crowned Pigeon
The Southern or Scheepmaker's Crowned Pigeon is one of three species of Crowned Pigeons. It comes from lowland forests of southern New Guinea.
It is one of the two largest pigeons in the world at some 75 cm (nearly 30 inches) length; the other is its relative the Victoria Crowned Pigeon which some claim is larger.
Hunting for its lacy plumes, for meat and for captive trade in addition to habitat destruction have made it vulnerable.
Scheepmaker's Crowned Pigeon Southern Crowned Pigeon Southern Crowned Pigeon
It does not have feathered tips to its crest like the Victoria, no white on the crest. It has no black chinstrap. It has a maroon chest that comes all the way up to the front of its neck, unlike the other two Crowned Pigeons. Its white wing bar is broader than the Common above and whiter than the Victoria. Male and female have similar plumage.

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Victoria Crowned Pigeon        
Victoria Crowned Pigeon