Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
Peaceful Dove, Wyperfield, Victoria, Australia, February 2006 - click for larger image Australia

The Peaceful Dove is distributed in mainland Australia except the south-west and the arid interior. It is also in New Guinea. It is found in open habitats with grass and some bushes or trees as well as farmland and settlements.
Peaceful Dove, Wyperfield, Victoria, Australia, February 2006 - click for larger image It is a small, grey-brown dove with a scalloped breast band, reddish legs and a pale eye with a blue-grey eyering.

The call is a high-pitched "doodle-doo".
Peaceful Dove, Kakadu, Northern Territory, Australia, October 2013 - click for larger image
Peaceful Dove, Kakadu, Northern Territory, Australia, October 2013 - click for larger image
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