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ID help- Wonga or White headed pigeon in Brisbane?

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Subject: ID help- Wonga or White headed pigeon in Brisbane?
From: Belinda Cassidy <>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:35:44 +1000
Hi all,

Today my partner and I accidently flushed a large pigeon from a small leafy
tree in Mornningside Park, Brisbane, in an area where the pale headed
Rosellas normally feed. We only caught a quick glimpse of it as it flew away
& perched (back facing us), then it flew one more time  into a bigger, even
leafier tree.

>From behind it looked almost completely slate grey or black, which faded
into a more buff colour at the top of its head. Its wings made a distinctive
sound when we flushed it; not quite as loud as a Crested pigeon's `wing
flap', but still loud and distinctive.

Any ideas what this could be? From my bird guide, the possibilities seem to
be either  a Wonga pigeon, or a female white headed pigeon?

Thanks for your help!
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