Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca)

Other Scientific Names
Leucosarcia picata [Christidis and Boles (2008)]

Other Names (World)
Wonga Pigeon, Wonga Wonga, White-fleshed Pigeon, Wonga Wonga Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
38 - 41 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1801)

Derivation
Lëüc'-o-sar'-ci-a - Gk, leucos, white; Gk, sarx, sarcos, flesh: mel'-an-o-lëüc'-a - Gk, melas (melanos), black; Gk, leucos, white

Habitat
Rainforests, vine thickets, eucalypt forests and woodlands. Also brigalow forest, tea-tree thickets, deciduous vine scrubs.

Range (Guide)

Australia (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in pairs.

Food
Seeds of grasses and herbaceous plants, native fruits and berries and insects.

Voice
A long series, quite high, rapid and very penetrating, 'whoik-whoik-whoik....', repeated at constant pitch and becoming monotonous.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca) [XC604721]
by Iain Woxvold from Wollemi, Lithgow City Council, New South Wales, Australia (?)

Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca) [XC618602]
by nick talbot from Upper Duroby, Tweed Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia (uncertain)

Nest
An open, almost flat platform of twigs, usually on a horizontal fork of a tree, up to 10 meters above the ground.

Eggs (Guide)
2; smooth, lustrous white; long-oval; about 39 x 28 mm.

Young
Semi-altricial, nidicolous. Fldge in about 18 - 19 days.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
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
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9

Files:

JPG files for Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca) - 10 files

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