White-crowned Pigeon

White-crowned Pigeon (Columba leucocephala)
The White-crowned Pigeon is distributed throughout most of the West Indies, the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan and the Florida keys.

The White-crowned Pigeon is frugivorous, feeding almost entirely on a wide array of fruit-bearing trees and shrubs.

White-crowned Pigeon Columba leucocephala
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White-crowned Pigeons, a threatened species, are found in the Keys and extreme south Florida. They nest on mangrove islands free of raccoons but may fly long distances to feed.

White-crowned Pigeon, Patagioenas leucocephala
Red-billed Pigeon, Patagioenas flavirostris
Band-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata
Oriental Turtle-Dove, Streptopelia orientalis (C)
European Turtle-Dove, Streptopelia turtur (A) ...

Other wild American species are the band-tailed, red-billed, and white-crowned pigeons, all of the genus Columba, and the reddish brown ground-doves (genus Columbina).

White-crowned pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala)
Golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
White ibis (Eudocimus albus)
Crested guan (Penelope purpurascens)
Great egret (Casmerodius albus) ...

The Bahamas boast an impressive array of wild native doves including the Caribbean Dove and White-crowned Pigeon.

WHITE-HEADED DOVE, OR PIGEON.
[White-crowned Pigeon.]
COLUMBA LEUCOCEPHALA, Linn.
[Columba leucocephala.] ...

White-crowned Pigeons ... White-headed Pigeons ... Wonga Pigeons ... Wood Pigeons ... Wuta Pigeons ... Yekaterinagrad Tumbler ... Yellow-footed Green Pigeon or Yellow-legged Green Pigeon ... Wonga Pigeon ... Wutas ... Zitterhall ...

See also: Crowned pigeon, Pigeon, Snipe, Curassow, Chat