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Wonga Pigeon
Leucosarcia melanoleuca
IUCN Status:Least concern.
Size: Length; 45cm. Weight; 500g.
Habitat and distribution: Australia. Dense rainforest sometimes open woodland.
Age: Up to 16 years.
Groups and breeding: Nest in forks of trees. Lay 2 eggs which are incubated by both parents for a period of 18 days.
Diet: Fruits and seeds, occasionally insects.
- They are one of the 309 species which form the Columbidae family (pigeons and doves).
- The now extinct Dodo was a member of the pigeon family.
- Flight muscles in pigeons tend to be larger in comparison with other bird groups. Their flight muscles may make up to 44 per cent. of the bird’s body weight!
- There are no differences between pigeons and doves other than size.
- Pigeons produce a crop milk to feed their chicks.
- Pigeons are excellent navigators and use both the magnetic field of the planet and the position of the sun to find their way
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