Pigeons & Doves

Pigeons & Doves
Family Columbidae

Rock Dove	White-headed Pigeon	Common Bronzewing
Brush Bronzewing	Crested Pigeon	Diamond Dove
Peaceful Dove	Bar-shouldered Dove	Wonga Pigeon

Rock Dove Columba livia Introduced Common breeding resident
Photo by Graham Stephinson	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela Rare vagrant in our area
Photo by Harvey Perkins	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by John Gordon	Photo by John Gordon	Photo by John Gordon
Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera Widely distributed uncommon breeding species
Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Martin Butterfield	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by David Cook	Wing feathers. Photo by David Cook	Wing feathers. Photo by David Cook
Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Paul Taylor	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Mulligan's Flat, ACT. Photo by Frank Antram
Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Rare resident in restricted habitat; probably breeds here
Photo by Harvey Perkins	Photo by Steve Stephinson	Photo by Steve Stephinson	Photo by Julian Robinson	Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Common breeding species well distributed about Canberra and its environs
Photo by Rhonda Hansch	Photo by Charmian Lawson	Photo by Ian Fraser	Photo by Harvey Perkins	Photo by Peter Fullagar
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Hatchling. Photo by Harvey Perkins	Nestling. Photo by Harvey Perkins	Night roost. Photo by Stuart Harris
Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Julian Robinson	Photo by David Cook	Photo by Noel Luff	Photo by Bron King
Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata It is likely that we have a mixture of released and escaped cage birds, plus occasionally wild birds. Therefore it is regarded as a rare visitor to our area
Bibaringa, ACT. Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata Rare non-breeding resident in the ACT
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Harvey Perkins	Photo by Rhonda Abbott	Photo by Peter Cowper	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Photo by David Cook	Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis Rare non-breeding visitor
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Noel Luff
Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia picata( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Common widespread species in the ranges, in relatively small numbers. Breeding resident
Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Paul Taylor	Photo by David Cook

Rock Dove Columba livia Introduced
Common breeding resident

White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela
Rare vagrant in our area

Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
Widely distributed uncommon breeding species

Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Rare resident in restricted habitat; probably breeds here

Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
Common breeding species well distributed about Canberra and its environs

Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
It is likely that we have a mixture of released and escaped cage birds, plus occasionally wild birds. Therefore it is regarded as a rare visitor to our area

Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata
Rare non-breeding resident in the ACT

Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
Rare non-breeding visitor

Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia picata( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Common widespread species in the ranges, in relatively small numbers. Breeding resident

Rock Dove Columba livia Introduced Common breeding resident

White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela Rare vagrant in our area

Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera Widely distributed uncommon breeding species

Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Rare resident in restricted habitat; probably breeds here

Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Common breeding species well distributed about Canberra and its environs

Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata It is likely that we have a mixture of released and escaped cage birds, plus occasionally wild birds. Therefore it is regarded as a rare visitor to our area

Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata Rare non-breeding resident in the ACT

Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis Rare non-breeding visitor

Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia picata( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Common widespread species in the ranges, in relatively small numbers. Breeding resident

Rock Dove Columba livia Introduced
Common breeding resident

White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela
Rare vagrant in our area

Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
Widely distributed uncommon breeding species

Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Rare resident in restricted habitat; probably breeds here

Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
Common breeding species well distributed about Canberra and its environs

Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
It is likely that we have a mixture of released and escaped cage birds, plus occasionally wild birds. Therefore it is regarded as a rare visitor to our area

Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata
Rare non-breeding resident in the ACT

Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
Rare non-breeding visitor

Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia picata( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Common widespread species in the ranges, in relatively small numbers. Breeding resident