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Royal residents
Pantropica has royal residents! At the back in Amazonia, there are two Victoria crowned pigeons busy building a nest. Are you unable to locate the birds on their nest? In that case, look around carefully. The birds with fan-shaped feathers on their heads scratch around the entire day looking for food and little twigs for the nest.
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Did you know…
That, in the Dutch language, the Victoria crowned pigeon is sometimes also referred to as the ‘fan pigeon’ (‘waaierduif’) due to its beautiful crest? A male pigeon is referred to as ‘a cock’ and the female as ‘a hen’.
Victoria crown pigeon reproduction
Victoria crown pigeons are monogamous birds. They perform a courtship dance each time before nesting. In doing so, the birds make humming sounds and jump and run around each other. When it is time to build a nest, the male will gather the nesting material. The nest building itself is the female’s task. She doesn’t really create artwork as the nest is nothing more than a sloppy platform of twigs.
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