White-crowned Pigeon Similar Species Comparison
Main SpeciesWhite-crowned Pigeon
Adult
Large dark gray pigeon with a white crown. Close looks reveal a pale eye and a red bill with a pale tip.
© Holly Kleindienst / Macaulay LibrarySaint Croix, September 01, 2016Adult
Stocky dark gray pigeon of the Caribbean. In good light the back of the neck has scaly-looking iridescent green feathers.
© Erika Gates / Macaulay LibraryFreeport and West Grand Bahama, December 23, 2015Eats mostly fruits from hardwood trees. Sometimes found in large groups, especially where fruit resources are concentrated.
© Tammy McQuade / Macaulay LibraryFlorida, August 27, 2016Similar SpeciesRock Pigeon
Rock Pigeons are usually pale gray bodies with dark stripes on the wings. They lack the all-dark body and bright white crown of White-crowned Pigeon.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, February 01, 2014Similar SpeciesRock Pigeon
Some Rock Pigeons are all dark but they lack the white crown of adult White-crowned Pigeon. Rock Pigeons tend to occur in towns and around people; White-crowned occur in and around mangrove forests.
© George Chiu / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 03, 2017Rotate Your Device to Better Compare
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