Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata) - HBW 4, p. 157

French: Géopélie diamant German: Diamanttäubchen Spanish: Tortolita Diamante
Other common names: Little/Red-eyed Dove, Little Turtle-dove

Taxonomy: Columba cuneata Latham, 1801, Sydney, New South Wales.
Despite superficial resemblances to Streptopelia, genus probably most closely related to bronzewing group (Phaps and allies), based on behaviour. Monotypic.

Distribution: Arid interior Australia; largely absent from SW Western Australia and coastal E Queensland S to Victoria and W to South Australia. Occasional irruptions to coastal areas.