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Unidentified Pigeon/Dove

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Subject: Unidentified Pigeon/Dove
From: "Dean Portelli" <>
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2002 11:52:40 +1000
Bob,
Your unidentified dove is almost certainly a Collared Turtledove (Streptopelia decaocto) from your description. These birds are kept as pets and the free-living bird is most likely an escapee. I will send pictures to you for confirmation (can't send them through birding-aus)

Cheers, Dean


From: "Bob Forsyth" <>
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CC: "Peter Beloff" <>
Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Unidentified Pigeon/Dove
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 10:15:29 +1000

G'day all,
The local National Parks office have some digital photos of a pigeon/dove that I cannot identify.

It was photographed with a group of Crested Pigeons, feeding on seed cast on a suburban footpath.

The bird was -
- generally pale grey in colour (including the belly)
  and the primaries were a darker grade of grey
- much smaller than the Crested Pigeons.

It had -
- no crest
- a narrow black bar (edged with a bit of white) at the back of its neck
- pink feet (like that of the Crested P)
- a black tipped grey downcurved bill
- black eyes with no surrounding markings.


Could somebody (who possibly has "Pigeons & Doves", Gibbs et al, Pica Press,2001) be able to give me a clue.
I would be pleased to email the photos to anyone who can assist.

Thanks, Bob Forsyth, Mount Isa, NW Qld.




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