The White Crowed Pigeon

Mentioned in GreenMaker interview #1

The Florida population is estimated at about 7,500 pairs, and considered vulnerable because of continuing habitat loss on the Florida Keys and elsewhere. Numbers are apparently declining on many islands in Caribbean, owing to overhunting and habitat loss.

They live on mangrove keys and wooded islands. White crowned pigeons move about freely among wooded habitats in south Florida. They usually nest in mangroves on small offshore islands, sometimes in outer fringe of mangroves along mainland, but generally avoid areas having raccoons (a major nest predator). They feed in tropical hardwood groves on islands and mainland.