White-crowned Pigeon

The White-crowned Pigeon, Columba now Patagioenas leucocephala, It is a resident breeder mainly in the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica and Antigua. It breeds in smaller numbers in Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Anguilla and other Caribbean islands. It also breeds along the Caribbean coast of Central America. In the United States it is found only in the Florida Keys and the southern tip of mainland Florida.

It is 11.5 inches long, has a wingspan of 19 inches, and weighs 19. The adult is dark gray, with green and white bars on the nape, a brilliant white crown to the head, a white iris, and a pale-tipped red bill. Juveniles are a less dark shade of gray, lack the nape pattern and white iris, and show only a few pale feathers on the crown.

John James Audubon has a famous painting of the White-crowned Pigeon.