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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Scheepmaker's Crowned-pigeon	Seram Mountain-pigeon
Scientific Name	Goura scheepmakeri	Gymnophaps stalkeri
Order	Columbiformes	Columbiformes
Family	Columbidae	Columbidae
Conservation Status	Vulnerable	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	70.9 cm (27.9 in)	40.4 cm (15.9 in)
Weight	2120.0 g (74.78 oz)	334.0 g (11.78 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	1	1
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌲 Forest

Scheepmaker's Crowned-pigeon only

None

Seram Mountain-pigeon only

None

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Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Scheepmaker's Crowned-pigeon

Least Concern

Seram Mountain-pigeon

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How to Tell Them Apart

Scheepmaker's Crowned-pigeon

Plumage

Scheepmaker's Crowned-pigeon: massive; blue-gray; elaborate maroon-tipped blue crest; bare red facial skin; New Guinea species

Seram Mountain-pigeon

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About These Birds

Scheepmaker's Crowned-pigeon

Large crowned-pigeon, 66–73 cm, similar to Victoria Crowned-pigeon but with a dark maroon breast and a blue-lace crest lacking the white tips of the Victoria species. Inhabits lowland and hill rainforest of southern New Guinea. Terrestrial frugivore. Vulnerable due to hunting and habitat loss.

Seram Mountain-pigeon

Seram Mountain-pigeon (Gymnophaps stalkeri), 35 cm. Similar to Buru Mountain-pigeon; dark grey with rufous-chestnut underparts. Endemic to Seram Island, Maluku, Indonesia. Inhabits montane forest above 900 m. Frugivore. Vulnerable; island endemic dependent on intact highland forest.

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