| acute pulmonary sarcocystis falcatula-like infection in three victoria crowned pigeons (goura victoria) housed indoors. | three free-roaming victoria crowned pigeons (goura victoria) housed in a completely enclosed tropical exhibit were found dead without antemortem signs of illness. the birds died within 9 days of each other. gross necropsy revealed moderate pulmonary edema in all three birds. histopathologic examination revealed pulmonary edema and pulmonary protozoal merozoites compatible with sarcocystis spp., toxoplasma gondii, or neospora spp. infection. immunohistochemical staining for t. gondii and neospora ... | 2001 | 12790430 |
| sticktight flea (echidnophaga gallinacea) infestation in a victoria crowned pigeon (goura victoria). | a 12-yr-old female victoria crowned pigeon (goura victoria), acquired from a private aviculturalist, was diagnosed with a flea infestation during a quarantine examination. the fleas were embedded around the face and throat and were identified as sticktight fleas (echidnophaga gallinacea). despite the sticktight fleas' worldwide distribution and broad host range, there is a paucity of reports on flea infestations and their treatment in zoo and exotic pet birds. although this parasite has the pote ... | 2007 | 18229869 |
| coccidian parasites of birds of the avian order columbiformes with a description of two new species of eimeria. | two new species of coccidia, eimergia gourai sp. nov. from the victoria crowned pigeon (goura victoria fraser) and eimeria duculai sp.nov. from the torres strait imperial pigeon (ducula spilorrhoa gray) have been described. eimeria gourai oocysts are spherical to sub-spherical in shape, measure 20.0 (19.0-22.0) x 20.0 (18.0-21.0) micrometer and are devoid of micropyle and oocyst residuum. elongate sporocysts are 12.0 x 5.5 micrometer, and contain a granular residuum. eimeria duculai oocysts are ... | 1980 | 7383706 |
| [epizootic of toxoplasmosis among the crowned pigeon, goura cristata pallas and goura victoria frazer, of the antwerp zoo]. | the authors report an epizootic form of toxoplasmosis observed among the crowned pigeons (goura cristata pallas and goura victoria frazer). the evolution of toxoplasma from pigeons is described and the epizootiological analysis of two epizootic forms of toxoplasmosis encountered in antwerp zoo are compared. | 1977 | 613841 |
| recovering the evolutionary history of crowned pigeons (columbidae: goura): implications for the biogeography and conservation of new guinean lowland birds. | assessing the relative contributions of immigration and diversification into the buildup of species diversity is key to understanding the role of historical processes in driving biogeographical and diversification patterns in species-rich regions. here, we investigated how colonization, in situ speciation, and extinction history may have generated the present-day distribution and diversity of goura crowned pigeons (columbidae), a group of large forest-dwelling pigeons comprising four recognized ... | 2018 | 29199106 |