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BAR-SHOULDERED DOVE FACTS |
Description
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 underside is white. Immatures are duller and do not have the reddish neck patch.
Other Names
Mangrove Dove, Scrub Dove, Kookawook.
Size
28cm
Habitat
woodland, scrubland, urban areas. They are usually found in open areas near water. Sometimes seen in mangroves.
Food
grass seeds, herbaceous plants, sedges, roots.
Breeding
The Bar-shouldered Dove builds a nest in a dense shrub or tree. The nest is a thin platform of twigs and roots built in a fork or on a branch. Two white round eggs are laid.
Range
Bar-shouldered Doves are found in northern and eastern parts of Australia.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Columbiformes | | Family: | Columbidae | | Genus: | Geopelia | | Species: | humeralis | | Common Name: | Bar-shouldered Dove |
Relatives in same Genus
Diamond Dove (G. cuneata)
Peaceful Dove (G. striata)
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