Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pigeons and Doves :: White-crowned Pigeon

White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): White-headed Dove
Old scientific name(s): Columba leucocephala

Photographs

La Güira, Cuba - Feb, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  La Güira, Cuba - Feb, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Galley Bay Hotel, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda - Jul, 2000 © Ian Esland 
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Range

Ex. se. United States, West Indies and Central America;
Fragmented distribution;
S. Florida and the Florida Keys, offshore is. of the West Indies (Bahamas, Greater Antilles (Cuba), Cayman Is. and Lesser Antilles s. from Barbuda and Antigua), e. Mexico (Cozumel Is.) and coastal Belize (Half Moon Cay National Monument), Honduras (Bay Is. and Hog Is.), Nicaragua (Providencia Is. and Corn Is.) to is. off nw. Panama (Bocas del Toro and Veraguas).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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