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Pacific Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps longirostrisGould, 1848
Updated
- Order
- COLUMBIFORMES
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Chalcophaps
At a glance
The Pacific Emerald Dove is a medium-sized bird, about 23–27 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 23–27 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Pacific Emerald Dove look like?
The Pacific Emerald Dove is a medium-sized bird, about 23–27 cm long and weighing 89–171 g.
The Pacific emerald dove or brown-capped emerald dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in the tropical and sub-tropical parts of Indonesia, northern and eastern Australia, Timor-Leste, and Papua New Guinea. It was formerly conspecific with the common emerald dove.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Pacific Emerald Dove?
The Pacific Emerald Dove is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Isaiah Findley · Burnside QLD 4560, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Pacific Emerald Dove eat?
The Pacific Emerald Dove feeds on fruit, seeds and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
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