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Geopelia cuneata

[edit] Identification

19-21cm.

• Slate grey head, neck and breast
• Cream belly
• Small white spots on shoulders
• Rusty primary flight feathers with grey edges
• Dark grey outer tail feathers
• Pink legs and feet
• Orange red iris
• Red eye ring

Female

• Browner head, neck and upperparts
• Smaller eye ring

[edit] Distribution

Northern and central Australia.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Open areas close to water.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes grass seeds.

The nest is woven from grasses and twigs. 2 white eggs are laid and incubated for 13-14 days; the young fledge 2 weeks later.

[edit] References

Diamonddove.com; Wikipedia

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID