Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca) - HBW 4, p. 158

French: Colombine wonga German: Wongataube Spanish: Paloma Wonga
Other common names: Wonga Wonga, White-fleshed/Wonga Wonga Pigeon

Taxonomy: Columba melanoleuca Latham, 1801, Port Jackson, New South Wales.
Monotypic genus of uncertain affinities; considered by some to be derived from bronzewings (Phaps and allied genera), but other authors have suggested a relationship with Gallicolumba, or with the monotypic Trugon of New Guinea. Monotypic.

Distribution: E Australia, from CE Queensland (Rockhampton) to CS Victoria (Melbourne), in coastal regions and adjacent mountains, extending as far as 400 km inland, in Carnarvon Range (SC Queensland).