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- Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Leucosarcia picata
Identification
38-40cm. Pale blue-grey back, creamy-white head, white underside with dotted dark grey spots, short neck, broad wings, long tail, dark red-brown eyes with pink eye-rings, red legs. Sexes similar. Juveniles are browner with a less distinct V pattern on chest.
Distribution
East Australia.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Rainforests, wet eucalypt forests, coastal forests, picnic areas, walking tracks, carparks and gardens.
Behaviour
The diet includes fruit, berries, seeds from native forest trees and insects.
It builds a twig platform nest, about 3 to 20 metres above the ground. Sometimes it will use abandoned nests from Topknot Pigeons or Tawny Frogmouths. 2 large eggs are laid. Both sexes incubate the eggs and feed the young.
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