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Native to New Guinea, the Victoria Crowned Pigeon (named after Queen Victoria) is vulnerable due to habitat loss. The Zoological Society of London was thrilled at this recent birth, which was part of a European program to breed a "reserve population" in the event that the species ever went extinct in the wild.
Photo credits: Zoological Society of London
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