Geopelia cuneata

2 Diamond Dove at Kaleen, ACT

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Identification history

	Geopelia cuneata	15 Feb 2021	natureguy
	Geopelia cuneata	14 Feb 2021	trevsci

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natureguy wrote:

15 Feb 2021

Hi Trevsci,

Was this bird behaving in a wild manner (e.g was it timid, hard to approach, flighty?) or was it tame and approchable? Diamond Doves are an unusual visitor to this area and if it was tame it was likely an escapee.

Regards Luke.

trevsci wrote:

15 Feb 2021

It flew into a tree, just a short distance from where it was sitting on the ground, as soon as we approached the area but sat there calmly while we passed by. I've seen them in the wild near Alice Springs and they showed this similar behaviour but I've never seen one here

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14 Feb 2021 11:05 AM Recorded on
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Species information

Geopelia cuneata Scientific name
Diamond Dove Common name
Not Sensitive
Vagrant native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 631.44m Recorded at altitude
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