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. Read more >
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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. Read more >
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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 Read more >
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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... Read more >
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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. Read more >
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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. Read more >
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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. Read more >
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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. Read more >
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Common Bronzewing
(Phaps chalcoptera)
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The Common Bronzewing is a medium sized pigeon with metallic patches of green, blue and red on the wings. There is a white line above and below the eye. The male has a pale yellowish white forehead and pink breast. Immatures are duller than the... Read more >
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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... Read more >
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Rose-crowned Pigeon
(Ptilinopus regina)
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The Rose-crowned pigeon is a beautiful small pigeon. It is bright green above with pink crown. The chest is grey and belly is yellow. The female is similar but duller. Immatures are mostly green with yellow on wings and pale underside. Read more >
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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. Read more >
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