G'day Ian,
I'm just ticking all boxes with this question, you definitely ruled out
Wonga Pigeon, they are not uncommon in the area around Taggerty, and they
have an extremely monotonous call.
Cheers Jeff.
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Ian May
Sent: Wednesday, 18 March 2009 6:49 PM
To: Greg & Val Clancy
Cc: Birding Aus
Subject: Probable Fruit Pigeon at Taggerty, Vic.
Hi Greg
Yes, White-headed Pigeon was a possibility that I considered being aware
there have been recent records of them in Vic but the sound was not
consistent with published descriptions and this was not a particularly
robust call. There was no booming or variation to "Coo Coo" however I
am not familiar with the call of the WHP so can't rule it out. The
purpose of my message was really to alert others that at present, there
is something worth searching for as they drive past Taggerty.
Regards
Ian
Greg & Val Clancy wrote:
> Hi Ian,
>
> Could it have been a White-headed Pigeon? The 'Coo Coo' call is
> consistent with the call of that species.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Greg Clancy
>
>
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