Scientific Name: Geopelia placida
Population Estimate: Unknown, but Least Concern status
Range / Habitat: Scrubland in eastern and northern Australia, parts of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.
Field Notes: Small grey-brown dove with barring on wings and neck and blue eye ring. Diamond Dove is similarly sized but with spots, not barring, and red eye ring.
Personal Notes: Part of productive birding morning in Chiltern, Victoria, Australia.
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