EMERALD DOVE

Emerald Dove, race chrysochlora, photographed at Redwood Park, Queensland August 2015.

643           EMERALD DOVE          Chalcophaps indica  

Australia        (486)

Also called Emerald Pigeon, Green Dove and Green-winged Pigeon. 23-28 cm. Found on the edges/clearings in rainforests; tropical, sub-tropical scrubs; wet eucalypt forest; lantana, coastal heaths, scrubs, mangroves, fruiting trees, farms, gardens; drier habitats in winter. Range: coastal n. and e. Aust. and islands: race longirostris from c. Walcott Inlet, Kimberley (WA) through Top End (NT); race chrysochlora from C. York Pen. (Q), s through coastal e. Aust. to c. Shoalhaven R. (NSW), casual s. Vic. and sw. WA; also Lord Howe and Norfolk Is. Common, nomadic. Also New Cal., PNG to se Asia.

Next 3 photographs taken Norfolk Island January 2016