Endemic. Common in Queensland, northern New South Wales, rare further south. Nomadic.
Habitat
Tropical, sub-tropical and temperate evergreen rainforests and closed wet sclerophyll forests, including remnant patches, secondary regrowth and subclimax rainforest.
Eastern Australia, from south-eastern Cape York (Cooktown area) to southernmost New South Wales in coastal lowlands and adjacent highlands and plateaux.
Eastern Australia from Cape York to north-eastern Victoria. Accidental to Tasmania.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Nest
A platform of fairly stout twigs, usually in the thin branches of a tree up to about 30 meters above the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
1; glossy, white; oval; about 43 x 29 mm. Incubation: about 23 days; by both sexes.
Young
Fledge in 22 - 26 days.
Subspecies
Affinities uncertain. Perhaps most closely related to Hemiphaga, as both of these genera have only 12 tail feathers, while cere is feathered dorsally.
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Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
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BirdLife International Species Factsheet