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Very large black-and-white forest pigeon, found as singles or small groups in large fruiting trees beside sandstone escarpments in the Kakadu National Park region of the Northern Territory.
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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Generally hard to find. Yellowish-white head and chest, black breast band, gray belly, dark gray back and wings, and pale tip to blackish tail. Compare Torresian Imperial-Pigeon, an almost entirely white bird, with the exception of black outer wing and black tail tip. Loud, slow, repeated booming call.
Very large black-and-white forest pigeon, found as singles or small groups in large fruiting trees beside sandstone escarpments in the Kakadu National Park region of the Northern Territory.
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