Pigeons and Doves in AustraliaCsiro Publishing, 1 kwi 2015 - 360 Possibly the most successful urban birds, pigeons and doves in the Order Columbiformes are one of the most easily recognised groups. They are an ancient and very successful group with an almost worldwide distribution and are most strongly represented in tropical and subtropical regions, including Australia. In most species simple plumage patterns feature mainly grey and brown with black, white or dull reddish markings, but the highly colourful fruit-doves include some of the most beautiful of all birds. From dense rainforests of north Queensland, where brilliantly plumaged Superb Fruit-Doves Ptilinopus superbus are heard more easily than seen, to cold, windswept heathlands of Tasmania, where Brush Bronzewings Phaps elegans are locally common, most regions of Australia are frequented by one or more species. For more than a century after arrival of the First Fleet, interest in these birds focused on the eating qualities of larger species. In addition to contributing to declines of local populations in some parts of Australia, excessive hunting brought about the extinction of two species on Lord Howe Island and another species on Norfolk Island. In Pigeons and Doves in Australia, Joseph Forshaw and William Cooper have summarised our current knowledge of all species, including those occurring on Christmas, Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands, and with superb artwork have given readers a visual appreciation of the birds in their natural habitats. Historical accounts of extinct species are also included. Detailed information on management practices for all species is presented, ensuring that Pigeons and Doves in Australia will become the standard reference work on these birds for ornithologists and aviculturists. |
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Subgenus Janthoenas Reichenbach | |
Genus Streptopelia Bonaparte | |
Subgenus Streptopelia Linnaeus | |
Subfamily RAPHINAE | |
Subgenus Geophaps G R Gray | |
Genus Petrophassa Gould | |
Genus Geopelia Swainson | |
Tribe PTILINOPODINI Selby | |
Subgenus Myristicivora Reichenbach | |
Genus Megaloprepia Reichenbach | |
Genus Ptilinopus Swainson | |
Subgenus Lamprotreron Bonaparte | |
Tribe PHABINI Bonaparte | |
Genus Leucosarcia Gould | |
Genus Phaps Selby | |
Subgenus Histriophaps Salvadori | |
Genus Ocyphaps G R Gray | |
Genus Geophaps G R Gray | |
Subgenus Sylphitreron Bonaparte | |
Genus Lopholaimus Gould | |
Genus Hemiphaga Bonaparte | |
Gazetteer | |
References | |
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Acacia adult ANWC areas Atherton Tableland Australian Birds aviary band Barshouldered bill bowing display breast breeding Brush Bronzewings Canberra Cape York Peninsula cent chicks coast coastal colour Columba Common Bronzewings Creek Crested Bronzewings Crome Diamond Doves early eastern eggs eucalypt feathers feeding female Feral Pigeons flight Flock Bronzewings forest Frith notes fruits Geopelia Geophaps Goodwin grasses grey ground habitats Higgins and Davies Imperial Pigeon Kimberley Division male mangroves moderately common National Park nest Norfolk Island north Queensland Northern Territory numbers observed occur pairs Peaceful Doves pigeons and doves plumage population Ptilinopus rainforest range recalls recorded region reports River district River valley Rock Pigeon season seeds seen single birds South Australia South Wales southeastern Queensland species specimens Spinifex Pigeons Spotted Turtledoves Storr Streptopelia subspecies surveys undertaken tail tailcoverts tarsus Topknot Pigeons trees twigs upper Victoria Western Australia Whiteheaded Pigeons wing wingcoverts Wompoo FruitDoves Wonga Pigeons woodland