Diamond Dove

Geopelia cuneata

Summary 2

The diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata) is a resident bird in Australia. The dove predominantly exists in areas near water but which are lightly arid or semi-arid in nature, being Central, West and Northern Australia. They are one of Australia's smallest pigeons along with the peaceful dove. They have been spotted occasionally in Southern Australia in parks and gardens when the centre of Australia is very dry.

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  1. (c) spacebirdy, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geopelia_cuneata_-_W%C3%BCstenhaus.jpg
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geopelia_cuneata

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