There are no exotic fruit pigeons kept in captivity in Australia. Only the
native Rose-crowned and Purple-crowned.
It was probably one of these?
Steven
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 10:21:28 +1000
From: L&L Knight <>
Subject: Orange bellied Fruit Dove sighting in
morningside Brisbane
To: "Belinda Cassidy" <>
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There seem to be lots of avicultural references to OBFD on the web.
Are they migratory? (There doesn't seem to be much on web about the
normal behaviour of this species.)
Going by your description of it as a tame bird and its apparently
naive behaviour, I suspect the bird is an escapee.
Regards, Laurie.
On 03/11/2008, at 10:06 AM, Belinda Cassidy wrote:
> My partner and I sighted a stunning lone orange bellied fruit dove
> in our
> local forest behind morningside cemetery this morning. We 're
> wondering if
> it could be an escaped pet because they are apparently only found in
> New
> Guinea and surrounding islands? Or could it be a vagrant?
>
> It was unmistakable with its tiny size, roughly the size & shape of
> a quail,
> short stubby tail, orange-red underbelly and beautiful emerald green
> feathers.
>
> It was curious and allowed us to watch and talk to it for a few
> minutes.
> When it flew off, it was almost taken by a brown Goshawk that was
> sitting in
> a nearby tree. The hawk dove for it, but saw us at the last moment and
> veered off.
>
> We're feeling pretty excited about seeing it! . Any ideas where it
> might
> have come from?
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