Victoria Crowned Pigeons

[Terra Firma]

Victoria Crowned Pigeons are non existent up here in Queensland, has anyone noticed if Taronga or any zoo for that matter with them? thanks Terra.

 

[MARK]

Fleays on the Gold coast used to have quite a few in the 70s

 

[Terra Firma]

Thanks Mark, i have a good friend coming over from America late this year, i will have to enquire, Terra.

 

[MARK]

Thanks Mark, i have a good friend coming over from America late this year, i will have to enquire, Terra.

I was there not long ago and there are none there anymore but as I said back in the 70s they had many

 

[Terra Firma]

I'm quite sure they are all but gone unfortunately.

 

[Chlidonias]

Unless I'm wrong, in Australia I think there's only a couple (or one or three; something like that) at Taronga, and they're (or it's) very old.

EDIT: just checked ISIS and it says Taronga has two males

 

[torie]

yep one is in the avariy opposite the red pandas and is an evil bird who tries to attack you every time you go in there! and the other lives opposite the red kangarroo/ wallaby/ emu enclousure near the old jungle cats

 

[Hix]

The one opposite the kangaroos has the opposite behaviour - a keeper entered the cage when I was there last month and the pigeon ran over and followed her and generally got in the way of her feet!



Hix

 

[Coquinguy]

yep both males. taronga had some success with this species in the 80s but it has fizzled out since then. such a shame....and try bribing them with unshelled pea-nuts