He’s a western crowned pigeon hanging out at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe. This species is one of the largest in the pigeon family. “These guys have a beautiful blue crown ...

Weighing in at more than 2kg (4.4lbs), Victoria crowned pigeons are blue and red with a majestic crown of plumage. The only member of the pigeon family larger than Bertie's species is the now ...

Albert - or Bertie as he's been called for short - is a rare male Victoria crowned pigeon. The bright blue bird is native to Papua New Guinea, a country in the southwestern Pacific, and is the ...