Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca) [XC694514]
by id from Wollemi National Park (near Wollemi), Lithgow City Council, New South Wales, Australia (call)
Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca) [XC605885]
by Tom Tarrant from Cotter River, Australian Capital Territory, 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.
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