White-headed Pigeon

Description:

The White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela) is a large pigeon with white head and neck. Wings and back are black with a slight iridescent sheen of green and violet, underside is white blending to grey. Legs and feet pink, bill pink with yellow tip, red eye-ring. Female similar to male but with some grey mottling on head, neck and breast. Juveniles have grey to brown crown, sides of head with a paler face and mottled grey-brown below. Grows 38 to 41 centimetres in length.

Habitat:

Inhabits rain-forest, especially edges and regrowth; suburban gardens and preference for cleared land with abundant Camphor Laurel regrowth. Scarce overall but more common in north-east New South Wales

Notes:

Shy and wary pigeon; very noisy wings when frightened into flight.