I have heard this bird calling in the vicinity for quite a few weeks but never close enough to see or photograph. However it repeats its distinctive call often an I I identified it as a Bar-shouldered Dove. Today the calling seemed reasonably close and I saw the bird fly from one tree into another.Fortunately it stayed in position long enough for a photo, although the light was behind it which required the back ground to be over exposed to see the bird's features.
These birds' habitat is eucalyptus woodlands, mangroves, scrubby bush and some urban areas. Their range is from the wooded areas of the top end down the east coast woodlands into NSW.
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