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Goura is a taxon at the genus rank within the family Columbidae. It belongs to the order Columbiformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The genus was described by Stephens in 1819 and is listed as an accepted taxon. Its parent taxon is Columbidae, and it is distinct from lesiba.
Records for this genus are held by institutions including FMNH, UMMZ, ALMNH, UMZC, and MNHN. These records originate from the United States, Papouasie-Nouvelle-GuinéE, and Indonesia. The taxon has been described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Species
Slingjaw Wrasse
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- With media
- 17
- Family
- Columbidae
- Collections
- FMNH, UMMZ, ALMNH, UMZC, MNHN, ANSP
- Recorded in
- United States, Papouasie-Nouvelle-GuinéE, Indonesia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Columbidae
- Image
- Victoria Crowned Pigeon Jurong.jpg
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- Commons category
- Goura
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Goura
- topic's main category
- Category:Goura (genus)
- different from
- lesiba
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Encyclopedic overview
The crowned pigeons (Goura) are a genus of birds in the family Columbidae. It contains four large species of pigeon that are endemic to the island of New Guinea and a few surrounding islands. The species are extremely similar to each other in appearance, and occupy different regions of New Guinea. The genus was introduced by the English naturalist James Francis Stephens in 1819.
They forage on the forest floor eating fallen fruit, seeds and snails. The males and females are almost identical, but during courtship the male will coo and bow for the female. Both parents incubate one egg for 28 to 30 days and the chick takes another 30 days to fledge. The life span can be over 20 years.
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