Brown Cuckoo-dove
Female, Ravenshoe January 2023.
The male and female of this dove look similar however the female has a chestnut crown. Both sexes have a white line under their eye. Eye colour is blue with a fine red eye ring again for both sexes.
Male, Ravenshoe January 2023.
They have a distinctively long tail. Underparts are pale brown. The upper parts are dark brown with a metallic sheen on the neck.
Female, Ravenshoe January 2023.
Females also have a darker throat and chest than the males. Immature birds are duller than adults.
Ravenshoe January 2023.
They live in coastal rainforests, forest margins and wooded areas adjacent to streams like you find in the Ravenshoe area.
Ravenshoe January 2023.
They are mostly arboreal (live in trees) and forage in low branches for fruit, berries and seeds.
Female, Ravenshoe January 2023.
They are common to rainforest and regrowth areas but populations have been decimated by shooting and the clearing of rainforest.