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Bar-shouldered Dove |
Sightings
Bar-shouldered Doves have been spotted by us only occasionally 20 km south of Narrabri, New South Wales, first in 2005. Then spotted 20 km south-west of Narrabri in September of 2006.
Spotted again 40 km east of Narrabri in November 2007 and in the area 20-30 km east of Narrabri in July/August 2008.
The colour patterns visible in the photos below make it quite clear that these are not Peaceful Doves.
Photos
Two Bar-shouldered Doves in a tree (click on image for larger version)
Lateral view of a Bar-shouldered Dove on a dirt road; note the thin white stripe under the eye and the light patch behind the eye, neither of which is visible in the drawings of two field guides we have checked
View from behind of a Bar-shouldered Dove