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Laurel Pigeon

Laurel Pigeon - feathers

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Monte del Agua, Los Silos, Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» October, 1989

Equipment

» Praktica MTL5 with 50 mm lens

Bird Species

»Columba junoniae - Laurel Pigeon

Bird Species (French)

»Pigeon des lauriers

Bird Family

»Columbidae - Pigeons, Doves

Bird Group

»Columbiformes Pigeon, Dove

Bird Status

» Vulnerable

Remarks

» These feathers and the cartridges were the proof of the activity of poacher hunters at that time. Fortunately, this illegal activity, that affects some protected species (like the endemic pigeons of the Canary Islands), is now very rare. White-tailed Laurel Pigeon is a fully protected species, both in regional, national and EU legislation.

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