Probable Fruit Pigeon at Taggerty, Vic.

[Ian May <>]

Thanks Jeff.

Yes, have ruled out Wonga Pigeon, a bird i know well.

regards


Ian

Jeff Davies wrote:

> 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: Re: [Birding-Aus] 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