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Bar-shouldered DoveAlternative name: "Mangrove-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 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 and again in January 2009.
Bar-shouldered Doves are most numerous and found almost everywhere along the coast of southern and central QLD, where we observed them in July 2009.
Photos
Two Bar-shouldered Doves in a tree (click on image for larger version)
Lateral view of a Bar-shouldered Dove (click on image for larger version)
Lateral view of a Bar-shouldered Dove (click on image for larger version)
Bar-shouldered Dove out on a limb; here one can see the strong colour contrast of light front vs. dark back that makes this type of dove discernible from others at a glance (click on image for larger version)
Close-up view from above of a Bar-shouldered Dove (click on image for larger version)
Family of Bar-shouldered Doves preening (click on image for larger version)