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White-headed Pigeon
Columba leucomelaTemminck, 1821
Least ConcernEndemic
- Order
- COLUMBIFORMES
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Columba
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The white-headed pigeon is a pigeon native to the east coast of Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- South-east Cape York Pen., north-east QLD to south-east VIC (east Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call · Quality B
Rob Nicholson · Brindle Creek Picnic Area, Border Ranges, NSW, Australia, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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