In the wild, this species tends to be shier than the Western Crowned Pigeon, but can still occasionally be quietly approached.

ARKive - images and movies of the Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata)

The other two crowned pigeons are somewhat superficially similar but only the Western Crowned Pigeon overlaps in range with the Victoria species.

It also looks very similar to its relatives, the Victoria Crowned Pigeon, and the Western Crowned Pigeon.

AXU (in the picture) is a western Crowned Pigeon lives happily at the tropical aviary in the Jerusalem zoo, Israel.

Due to ongoing habitat loss, limited range and overhunting in some areas, the Western Crowned Pigeon is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

The Western Crowned Pigeon is found in and is endemic to the lowland rainforests of Papua, Indonesia section of New Guinea; the other species of crowned pigeon inhabit different regions of the island.

The Western Crowned Pigeon, also known as the Common Crowned Pigeon or Blue Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata) is a large, blue-grey pigeon with blue lacy crests over the head and dark blue mask feathers around its eyes.

The Western Crowned Pigeon, also known as the Common Crowned Pigeon or Blue Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata) is a large, blue-grey pigeon with blue lacy crests over the head and dark blue mask feathers around its eyes.

The Western Crowned Pigeon, also known as the Common Crowned Pigeon or Blue Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata) is a large, blue-grey pigeon with blue lacy crests over the head and dark blue mask feathers around its eyes.

Common fauna species include the Agile Wallaby, Pesquet's Parrot, Southern Cassowary, Blue Crowned Pigeon, Greater Bird of Paradise, King Bird of Paradise, Red Bird of Paradise, New Guinea Crocodile, and Saltwater Crocodile.

The Western Crowned Pigeon, also known as the Common Crowned Pigeon or Blue Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata) is a large, blue-grey pigeon with blue lacy crests over the head and dark blue mask feathers around its eyes.