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Thanks Don and Ian,
Hadn't considered White-headed Pigeon. Looking at HANZAAB, neck markings and green tinge aside, there are resemblances to both the juvenile and adult female plates. Immature female perhaps?
David
On 3 Nov 2023, at 10:40 pm, Ian Fraser <> wrote:
Hmm I’m not so sure Don. Here’s the plate from HANZAAB (adult female 2, juvenile 3). The neck bars and green gloss in David’s photo have me bothered; I look forward to a more informed suggestion!
Ian
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On 3 Nov 2023, at 22:01, wrote:
Hi David,
I'm no expert but it looks like a juvenile White Headed Pigeon to my eyes. They are fairly common near Batemans Bay, which is not far away as the pigeon flies.
Cheers, Don
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Sent: Friday, November 3, 2023 9:49 PM
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Subject: [Canberrabirds] Mystery Pigeon in Wamboin
Hi,
The attached photos are of a pigeon that came into our bird feeder yesterday (in Wamboin), and hung around for a few hours.
I have no idea what it is - it has the size and jizz of an imperial or mountain pigeon but I can't identify it from the references I have access to. It looks a bit like the Buru Mountain-Pigeon but I can't imagine there'd be too many of those in Australia!
I assume it's an aviary escapee, though I hadn't realised this type of pigeon was even kept in aviaries. Any ideas?
David
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