Australian Pigeons, Doves
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Pigeons, Doves
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Green-winged Pigeon
(Chalcophaps indica)
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The Green-winged Pigeon is a small brown pigeon with green wings. The male has a white patch on shoulder. Click to continue>
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Domestic Pigeon
(Columba livia)
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The Domestic Pigeon is usually blue-grey - the common pigeon seen in cities everywhere. Click to continue>
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White-headed Pigeon
(Columba leucomela)
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The White-headed Pigeon has a white head and breast with dark back and tail Click to continue>
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Collared Imperial-Pigeon
(Ducula mullerii)
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Pied Imperial-Pigeon
(Ducula bicolor)
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Bar-shouldered Dove
(Geopelia humeralis)
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The Bar-shouldered Dove is a medium to large dove with a long tail. It has a grey head and upper breast, and a reddish copper patch with dark bars on the back of the neck and shoulders. The body is greyish brown above with scaly markings. The... Click to continue>
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Diamond Dove
(Geopelia cuneata)
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Peaceful Dove
(Geopelia striata)
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The Peaceful Dove is a small dove with a long tail. The body is brown-grey, with dark barring. The head and lower throat is paler grey, with dark scallops. The throat is white and lower body pinkish. The feet are a deep pink. Click to continue>
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Spinifex Pigeon
(Geophaps plumifera)
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Squatter Pigeon
(Geophaps scripta)
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Wonga Pigeon
(Leucosarcia melanoleuca)
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The Wonga Pigeon is a large pigeon with white "V" shaped pattern on its chest. Often seen on ground where it feeds on forest floor. Click to continue>
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Topknot Pigeon
(Lopholaimus antarcticus)
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The Topknot Pigeon is a large grey pigeon with prominent dark floppy crest. Click to continue>
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Brown Cuckoo-Dove
(Macropygia amboinensis)
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Crested Pigeon
(Ocyphaps lophotes)
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The Crested Pigeon is greyish in colour with thin crest. The wings have bronze patches. It is the only grey Australian pigeon with slender crest. Click to continue>
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Brush Bronzewing
(Phaps elegans)
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Purple-crowned Pigeon
(Ptilinopus superbus)
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The Purple-crowned Pigeon is a beautiful brightly coloured small pigeon. The male has purple crown, chestnut orange on back of neck, blue-black breast band separating grey chest from white belly.. The female has purple patch on rear of crown, and no... Click to continue>
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Wompoo Pigeon
(Ptilinopus magnificus)
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Laughing Turtle-Dove
(Streptopelia senegalensis)
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Spotted Turtle-Dove
(Streptopelia chinensis)
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The Spotted Turtle-Dove id light brown above, with grey and grey-brown underside. Has black collar with white spots. Young are similar to adults, but have dark grey collar with no spots. Click to continue>
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