New Guinea Bronzewing
White crown pigeon ( Henicophaps albifrons )
The white crown pigeon ( Henicophaps albifrons ), also known as long beak dove or White-fronted Dove, is a species of pigeons birds. The term White-fronted Dove is also used for a occurring in North and South America, the sound of pigeon wings pigeons.
The white dove peak occurs only on some Southeast Asian islands. From the IUCN is classified as Near Threatened ( near threatened ).
Appearance
The white crown dove reaches a body length 37-41 centimeters. This makes it about the size of a city pigeon. What is striking is the very long, strong dark beak that tapers to a point. In the male the forehead and the crown is white. The female has a more yellowish forehead against it. The plumage is purple-brown. The elytra metallic shimmer. The iris is dark. The feet are reddish.
Distribution and behavior
The white crown pigeon is an endemic species of the Papua region. It occurs in New Guinea and the neighboring islands of Aru, Misool, Salawati Gam, Waigeo and Yapen. It is overall not very common but can occur regionally and seasonally in large numbers. They settled predominantly rain and monsoon forest, but was also observed in drier secondary forests and even on teak plantations. It comes from the plains to mountainous areas of 2,150 meters above sea level before.
The white dove is a ground-dwelling pigeon apex, which is usually observed singly or in pairs. Your food range includes fruit, insects and other invertebrates. With the long beak they examined the ground after larvae and seeds. Outside of the time foraging it rests mostly on low branches. She takes here occasionally on fruits still hanging on the branches. It is a rather shy Art Is she scared, she flies on without instrumental sounds and can usually close on a branch down to watch the intruder. Very little is known about the reproductive behavior of this pigeon. It breeds probably before and at the beginning of the rainy season. To the west of New Guinea brooding white crown pigeons were observed in June and July obvious.