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Phaps chalcoptera
Pigeons with bronze, copper or blue coloured flash in wings; otherwise mostly grey; male slightly more colourful and has distinct white or cream mark on forehead; both sexes have a white strip under the eye; short stance; stout red legs.
Very open dry scrubby forest verging on grasslands; these on a fire access track; often on the ground and instead of flying away when alarmed they may run into low bushes
Spotted on Jan 31, 2012
Submitted on Jan 31, 2012
2 Comments
And a nice angle on this one. Congratulations on your new cap.
How often do I snap something I've never seen before then find it has the name 'common' something-or-other !!??