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Pacific Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps longirostrisGould, 1848
Least ConcernNative
- Order
- COLUMBIFORMES
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Chalcophaps
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
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
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- South-east Lesser Sundas, north and central Australia, east New Guinea and south-east satellites to Vanuatu and New Caledonia
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
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- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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