Wonga Pigeon
Very elusive...more often being heard
but not seen...in eastern Australia.
but not seen...in eastern Australia.
Leucosarcia melanoleuca
(L 15.2-16")
Laminington Nat’l Park
19Oct2015
Numbers decreased in some
areas due to land clearance,
shootings in the 1940s for crop
protection, and fox predation.
areas due to land clearance,
shootings in the 1940s for crop
protection, and fox predation.
© Marc
Anderson
Anderson
xeno-canto
Leucosarcia is Greek for white
body; melanoleuca is Greek for
black-white.
body; melanoleuca is Greek for
black-white.
© eBird
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