Bar-shouldered Dove

Bar-shouldered Dove

Bar-shouldered Dove Scientific Name: Geopelia humeralis Size: 27 to 31 cm What does it look like? The Bar-shouldered Dove has a slender build, brown upperparts, with distinct black edging to each feather, russet nape, grey face and throat and pale underparts, should...
Common Bronzewing

Common Bronzewing

Common Bronzewing Scientific Name: Phaps chalcoptera Size: 30 to 36 cm What does it look like? The male Common Bronzewing has a yellow-white forehead and darker pink breast. Both sexes have a clear white line below and around the eye and shining patches of green, blue...
Crested Pigeon

Crested Pigeon

Crested Pigeon Scientific Name: Ocyphaps lophotes Size: 30 to 35 cm What does it look like? The Crested Pigeon is a stocky pigeon with a conspicuous black crest. Most of the plumage is grey-brown, becoming more pink on the underparts. The wings are barred with black,...
Rock Dove

Rock Dove

Rock Dove Scientific Name: Columbia livia  Size: 33 to 36 cm What does it look like? The Rock Dove is a robust, moderately large pigeon, with much colour variation, although is most commonly a mixture on pale and dark greys or pale browns. Legs are coral pink.  Where...
Diamond Dove

Diamond Dove

Diamond Dove Scientific Name: Geopelia cuneata Size: 19 to 21 cm What does it look like? The slender Diamond Dove is Australia’s smallest and is named after the numerous small white spots on its wings. The remainder of its plumage is bluish-grey on the head, neck and...

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