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Pigeons and Doves in Australia (Hardcover)
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Pigeons and Doves in Australia (Hardcover)
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Possibly the most successful urban birds, pigeons and doves in the
Order Columbiformes are one of the most easily recognised groups.
They are an ancient and very successful group with an almost
worldwide distribution and are most strongly represented in
tropical and subtropical regions, including Australia. In most
species simple plumage patterns feature mainly grey and brown with
black, white or dull reddish markings, but the highly colourful
fruit-doves include some of the most beautiful of all birds. From
dense rainforests of north Queensland, where brilliantly plumaged
Superb Fruit-Doves Ptilinopus superbusare heard more easily than
seen, to cold, windswept heathlands of Tasmania, where Brush
Bronzewings Phaps elegans are locally common, most regions of
Australia are frequented by one or more species. For more than a
century after arrival of the First Fleet, interest in these birds
focused on the eating qualities of larger species. In addition to
contributing to declines of local populations in some parts of
Australia, excessive hunting brought about the extinction of two
species on Lord Howe Island and another species on Norfolk Island.
In Pigeons and Doves of Australia, Joseph Forshaw and William
Cooper have summarised our current knowledge of all species,
including those occurring on Christmas, Norfolk and Lord Howe
Islands, and with superb artwork have given readers a visual
appreciation of the birds in their natural habitats. Historical
accounts of extinct species are also included. Detailed information
on management practices for all species is presented, ensuring that
Pigeons and Doves in Australia will become the standard reference
work on these birds for ornithologists and aviculturists.
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