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Created: 2025-07-25 05:31:55 UTC

The Victoria crowned pigeon, native to New Guinea, stuns with its lacy blue crest—used to attract mates, signal status, and blend into forest light. Named after Queen Victoria, it’s the world’s largest pigeon, once hunted for feathers, now protected as a living jewel of the jungle.

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