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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

Rock Dove
Photo by Graham Stephinson
Rock Dove
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb


   White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela
    
Rare vagrant in our area

White-headed Pigeon
Photo by Harvey Perkins
White-headed Pigeon
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
White-headed Pigeon
Photo by John Gordon
White-headed Pigeons
Photo by John Gordon
White-headed Pigeons
Photo by John Gordon
White-headed Pigeons
Photo by Stuart Harris
White-headed Pigeons
Photo by Rhonda Hansch


   Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
    
Widely distributed uncommon breeding species

Common Bronzewing
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Common Bronzewing
Photo by Martin Butterfield
Common Bronzewing
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Common Bronzewing
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Common Bronzewing
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Common Bronzewing
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Common Bronzewing
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Common Bronzewing
Photo by David Cook
Common Bronzewing wing feathers
Wing feathers.
Photo by David Cook
Common Bronzewing wing feathers
Wing feathers.
Photo by David Cook
Common Bronzewing
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Common Bronzewing
Photo by Paul Taylor
Common Bronzewing
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Common Bronzewing
Mulligan's Flat, ACT.
Photo by Frank Antram


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

Brush Bronzewing
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Brush Bronzewing
Photo by Steve Stephinson
Brush Bronzewing
Photo by Steve Stephinson
Brush Bronzewing
Photo by Julian Robinson
Brush Bronzewing
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Brush Bronzewing
Photo by Rhonda Hansch


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

Crested Pigeon
Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Crested Pigeons
Photo by Charmian Lawson
Crested Pigeon
Photo by Ian Fraser
Crested Pigeon
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Crested Pigeon
Photo by Peter Fullagar
Crested Pigeons
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Crested Pigeon
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Crested Pigeon Hatchlimg
Hatchling.
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Crested Pigeon Nestling
Nestling.
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Crested Pigeons
Night roost.
Photo by Stuart Harris
Crested Pigeon
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Crested Pigeon
Photo by Julian Robinson
Crested Pigeon
Photo by David Cook
Crested Pigeon
Photo by Noel Luff
Crested Pigeon
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

Diamond Dove
Bibaringa, ACT.
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Diamond Dove
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Diamond Dove
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Diamond Dove
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Diamond Dove
Photo by Rhonda Hansch


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

Peaceful Dove
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Peaceful Dove
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Peaceful Dove
Photo by Rhonda Abbott
Peaceful Dove
Photo by Peter Cowper
Peaceful Doves
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Peaceful Dove
Photo by David Cook
Peaceful Dove
Photo by Rhonda Hansch


   Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
    
Rare non-breeding visitor

Bar-shouldered Doves
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Bar-shouldered Dove
Photo by Noel Luff


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

Wonga Pigeon
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Wonga Pigeon
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Wonga Pigeon
Photo by Paul Taylor
Wonga Pigeon
Photo by David Cook