the Krontaube (Goura cristata) is with 76 cm of length one of the biggest pigeons. it lives in New Guinea's northwest and on the neighboring islands.
Shape From other deaf persons, however, the Krontaube differs not only in the considerable size; an essential characteristic is the bonnet or crown, that are formed by the mop of hair-feathers branched in the ends. The plumage is gray-blue pale colored, especially intensively only at the wings and at the tail. A black eye-mask surrounds the orange until red iris. The wide cross-ribbons on the back and the waiter-wing-decks are maroon.
The Krontaube attracts attention through the blue breast-plumage under the other three types of the type. The Rotbrust-Krontaube (Goura scheepmakeri) is in the contrast to this to be recognized by the violet breast. it is widespread in the south and southeast of New Guinea.
Fächerkrontaube The fan-pigeon or Viktoria-Krontaube (Goura Victoria) are almost so big like a turkey. it lives on North-New Guinea and neighboring islands.
Shape its bonnet is the Krontaube bigger than this; the like a fan positioned feathers are widened spatulate at the tops and hesitated white. The sexes are to be distinguished at the beak-form: With the male, the waiter-beak is clearly bent, with the female exactly.
Way of life Over the habits still is little known. Krontauben seek its from fruits, berries and probably also big seeds of composed food at the ground. One can the Krontauben in pairs on that occasion, but also in larger groups (up to ten birds) finds. If they are disturbed, they fly into the nearest trees and look for coverage in the branches. Probably sleeps and nests also in the trees it.
Endangering These huge ones are in the free wilderness and quite not shy birds an easy goal for hunters. For a long time time insists an absolute hunt-prohibition on Krontauben, but the plentiful meat-meal provokes the poachers again and again. So, waning continuance-numbers are to be recorded also in this case. Is protected all three types of the Krontauben by the Washingtoner Artenschutzübereinkommen.
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