Description Wonga Pigeon, Leucosarcia melanoleuca; wild bird
Date January 2008
Source Own work, O'Reillys Guest House, Qld, Australia
Author Glen Fergus https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Glen_Fergus
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wonga_Pigeon.jpg

The wonga pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca) is a pigeon that inhabits areas in eastern Australia with its range being from Central Queensland to Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia. The wonga pigeon is monogamous and breeds between October and January. It builds a twig platform nest with a diameter of about 30 centimetres, from about 3 to 20 metres above the ground, defended by breeding pairs. The pigeon will sometimes use abandoned nests from topknot pigeons or tawny frogmouths. Two eggs up to 4 centimetres long are normally laid. Order: Columbiformes, Family: Columbidae, Synonyms: Leucosarcia picata.