White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala)

White-crowned Pigeon, a reference photo — Photo: Lip Kee from Singapore, Republic of Singapore · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The white-crowned pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala) is a fruit and seed-eating species of bird in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae. It is found primarily in the Caribbean.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of White-crowned Pigeon being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Columba janthina
Columba vitiensis
Columba pulchricollis
Columba trocaz

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Patagioenas
Species: Patagioenas leucocephala

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