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Pacific Emerald DoveAlternate name(s): "Brown-capped Emerald Dove", "Emerald Dove", "Emerald Pigeon", "Emerald Ground-Dove", "Green Dove", "Green-winged Pigeon", "Little Green Pigeon" ![]() "punkaree" Size: 23-27 cm Weight: 150-190 g |
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Photos |
Race "longirostris"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal and lateral view of two male Pacific Emerald Doves;
note the white shoulder patches
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Darwin, NT, July 2012]
Lateral view of two male Pacific Emerald Doves; note the large
white shoulder patches
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Darwin, NT, July 2012]
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FEMALE |
Lateral view of a Pacific Emerald Doves - its very grey
appearance, without any purple sheen, may indicate that
this is a female; note the deformed bill
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[East Point, Darwin, NT, January 2019]
Dorsal view of a Pacific Emerald Dove; when viewed with different
contrast settings this photo shows very inconspicuous bars
on the rump, indicating that this may be a female
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Darwin, NT, July 2012]
Race "rogersi"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Pacific Emerald Dove
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD, November 2018]
Near-lateral view of a male Pacific Emerald Dove
(photo courtesy of C. Hayne)
Near-lateral view of a male Pacific Emerald Dove
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake Eacham, Atherton Tablelands, QLD, November 2018]
Lateral view of a male Pacific Emerald Dove
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD, November 2018]
Lateral view of a male Pacific Emerald Dove
(photo courtesy of C. Kellenberg)
[Lord Howe Island, July 2010]
Lateral view of a male Pacific Emerald Dove
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Norfolk Island, January 2008]
Near-dorsal view of a male Pacific Emerald Dove
(photo courtesy of C. Kellenberg)
[Lord Howe Island, July 2010]
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FEMALE |
Frontal/ventral view of a female Pacific Emerald Dove; note the
brown front and head
(photo courtesy of C. Kellenberg)
[Lord Howe Island, July 2010]
Lateral view of a female Pacific Emerald Dove; note the grey shoulder patch
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Rocky Creek, Cairns, QLD, July 2013]
Near-dorsal view of a female Pacific Emerald Dove
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Pullenvale, QLD, November 2023]
Dorsal view of a female Pacific Emerald Dove
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Pullenvale, QLD, November 2023]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Near-frontal view of a juvenile Pacific Emerald Dove
(photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast,
QLD, November 2013]
Lateral view of a juvenile Pacific Emerald Dove
(photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast,
QLD, November 2013]
Lateral view of a juvenile Pacific Emerald Dove spreading its wings
(photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast,
QLD, November 2013]
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Food, Diet |
All pigeons and doves are strictly vegetarian. Pacific Emerald Doves are seed- and fruit-eaters.
Lateral view of a male Pacific Emerald Dove taking water from a bowl
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD, November 2018]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
Doves and pigeons do not, like other birds, open their bills when calling, but they rather "hum" through their noses, with the bill closed.
emerdov_pb_20210403.m4a |
longirostris (Top End, NT) |
Contact calls | © PB |
More Pacific Emerald Dove sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.