Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Brown Cuckoo-DoveThe Brown Cuckoo-Dove has a long tail and lives in woodland and forest edges in eastern Australia, where it feeds on fruit and seeds.What does it look like?The male has dark brown head, back, and wings, with green or violet iridescence on the neck. Its breast is reddish; the female shows more dark spots and bars on the head and breast.How does it live?The Brown Cuckoo-Dove has a long tail and lives in woodland and forest edges in eastern Australia, where it feeds on fruit and seeds.Pairs and small groups feed in the lower canopy, understorey, and forest edge. They eat fruit and seeds; most are sedentary, while birds in the south are nomadic.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.