Emerald Dove

This is a common species in rainforest and similar dense wet woodlands, farms, gardens, mangroves and coastal heaths. It builds a scant stick nest in a tree up to five metres and lays two cream-coloured eggs. Breeding tends to occur in Australia spring or early summer in southeastern Australia and late in the dry season in northern Australia.

The Emerald Dove is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The beautiful Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica is a widespread and fairly common resident, breeding in tropical southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to Indonesia and northern and eastern Australia. They usually occur in forested areas, and though wary (and probably under-reported in public forests where visitors tend to be noisy and move too fast to see anything around them) are reasonably approachable if followed quietly and slowly. More

The beautiful Emerald Dove is the official State Bird of Tamil Nadu. It is quite common but as its very shy and secretive, is rarely seen. Emerald Doves feed on fallen fruit and seeds (including grass seeds, figs and bamboo). They also eat tidbits like termites. Unlike some fruit-eating birds, however, Emerald Doves destroy the seeds that they eat and don't appear to play a major role in plant dispersal. This bird usually forages on the ground, mostly under tree cover. More

Emerald Doves are small pigeons which live in SE Asia to the north coast of Australia. The Emerald Dove spends most of the time on the ground looking for food and only seeks the trees for refuge and sleep. Classification: Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Genus: Chalcophaps Species: C. More

Emerald Dove that is endemic to Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the eastern Indian Ocean. Contents - * 1 Description * 2 Distribution and habitat * 3 Behaviour * 3.1 Breeding * 3. More

The Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in tropical southern Asia from Pakistan to Sri Lanka and east to Indonesia and northern and eastern Australia. The dove is also known by the names of Green Dove and Green-winged pigeon. More

Identification: The emerald dove has a rofous-brown head, neck and upper back. Its wings and shoulders are bright emerald green with the edge of the shoulders being white. The male has wine-red tints on the rufous plumage, but this is generally abscent in the female. Call/Song: Low-pitched, loud, penetrating coo. More

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Emerald Dove is a stocky, medium-sized pigeon, typically 23 to 28 centimetres (10 to 11.2 inches) in length. The back and wings are bright emerald green. The flight feathers and tail are blackish, and broad black and white bars show on the lower back in flight. The head and underparts are dark vinous pink (in chrysochlora, more brown in longirostris), fading to greyish on the lower belly. The eyes are dark brown, the bill bright red and legs and feet rufous. More

Emerald Dove Size: 25cm Habitat: Located across Australia's top end and down the Eastern seaboard, the Emerald Dove prefers rainforest, moist forest and mangrove habitat. Feeds on seeds and fruit. Notes: Pink dove, with red bill and iridescent green/emerald wings. Breeds all seasons. For more information on Emerald Dove see references. Images have been uploaded in low resolution for storage efficiency, ( they do not reflect the true image quality). Original images are high quality photographic files. More

The Emerald Dove is a plump little bird of the rainforest floor with a warm brown head and body, brilliant green wings and two white stripes across its black back. The beak and legs are red and the male Emerald Dove has a white patch on his shoulder. Sometimes it shows off this white patch by lifting its wings when it chases other males. More

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The Emerald Dove (Christmas Island) is a small, plump short-tailed pigeon. It is mostly purplish brown, with iridescent dark-green wings and a pale shoulder-patch. Females are generally duller than males and lack a pale shoulder-patch. The Emerald Dove (Christmas Island) occupies most forested habitats on Christmas Island, including secondary regrowth dominated by the introduced Japanese Cherry (Muntingia calabura). It can also occur in the settled areas, sometimes foraging on lawns. More

for being the first Emerald Dove in the park. roc0012 Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink ) lance_leopold says: Wonderful bird and a wonderful image. Posted 38 months ago. More

The Emerald dove has an average body length of 25cm and a wing length of 14-25cm. They have red beaks, legs, and feet. Males have purplish-brown cheeks, and the front portion of their necks and the area between their chest and upper back are also purplish-brown. More

Emerald doves usually occur singly, pairs or in small groups. They are quite terrestrial, often searching for fallen fruit on the ground and spending little time in trees except when roosting. They eat seeds and fruits of a wide variety of plants and are generally tame and approachable. The call is a low soft moaning cooing consisting of about six to seven coos starting quietly and rising. They also call a nasal "hoo-hoo-hoon". Males perform a bobbing dance during courtship. More

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Emerald Doves usually forage on the ground, mostly under tree cover. Sometimes, they cautiously venture out onto open grassland to forage, but will scuttle back into the undergrowth at the slightest hint of danger. They fly low and quickly, zipping in and out among trees and undergrowth. They also visit mineral seeps in the forest. Unlike other doves, Emerald Doves forage alone, or in pairs. When several are drawn to a food-rich areas, each maintains a small feeding territory. More

The Emerald Dove often flies low between the patches of dense forest it prefers, but when disturbed will frequently walk away rather than fly. They are particularly good weavers when flying through forests. When flying they expose a buff underwing and a chestnut color of their flight feathers. It is a stocky, medium-sized pigeon, typically 10 to 11.2 inches in length. The back and wings are bright emerald green. More

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Emerald Dove - Definition = Emerald Dove Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Genus: Chalcophaps Species: indica Binomial name Chalcophaps indica More

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