Geopelia placida

Peaceful Dove at Greendale, NSW

Geopelia placida at Greendale, NSW - 30 Mar 2020
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Identification history

Geopelia striata 30 Mar 2020 MatthewHiggins

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User's notes

Photo is not wonderful but the call was unmistakable.

1 comment

JackieMiles wrote:
   31 Mar 2020
Nice one. I'm jealous. In our nearly 40 year occupancy we have only heard them near our place once. Their local distribution is a bit of a mystery to me, but it seems fairly coastal, oddly, given they are primarily an inland species.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 30 Mar 2020 09:45 AM Recorded on
  • MatthewHiggins Recorded by

Species information

  • Geopelia placida Scientific name
  • Peaceful Dove Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 616.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 45 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Geopelia striata Geopelia placida
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