Descendants of the Dodo: Victoria Crowned Pigeon & Nicobar Pigeon

Victoria Crowned Pigeon

Victoria Crowned Pigeon at KL Bird Park

source: unknown

Scientific name: Goura victoria

Country: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea

Continent: Asia

Diet: Fruits - frugivore, seeds - granivore,

Food & feeding: Omnivore

Conservation status: Vulnerable

Habitats: Tropical rainforest

Relatives: Mauritius pink pigeon, dodo




Here's the link to the pigeon's factsheet. And the Wikipedia page.

Nicobar Pigeon

Nicobar Pigeon at KL Bird Park

source: KL Bird Park Gallery

Scientific name: Caloenas nicobarica

Country: India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia

Continent: Asia (Southeast Asia)

Diet: Fruits - frugivore, seeds - granivore,

Food & feeding: Omnivore

Conservation status: Vulnerable

Habitats: Tropical rainforest

Relatives: Mauritius pink pigeon, dodo

The link to the factsheet. And the Wikipedia page.

And a video of these two birds together. 

I have decided to study either one of these birds, or probably choose one of them in order for me to get a better understanding on how Dodo Birds moved/behaved back in the days when they were still walking on earth. Good thing is, these 2 birds are among the birds that are being kept in KL Bird Park.

The images here are taken at KL Bird Park, but of course not by me. I shall go on my own time there to see these birds with my own eyes and document them (sound and video recordings/photos) sometime this week. Okay I wanted to go last week but I was broke. So....yeah, I'll be uploading my documentation on these birds in my future posts.