Chalcophaps longirostris
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The Pacific emerald dove or brown-capped emerald dove (Chalcophaps longirostris) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in the tropical and sub-tropical parts of Indonesia, northern and eastern Australia, Timor-Leste, and Papua New Guinea. It was formerly conspecific with the common emerald dove.
This is a common species in rainforest and similar dense wet woodlands, farms, gardens, mangroves, and coastal heaths. It builds a scant stick nest in a tree up to five metres and lays two cream-coloured eggs. Breeding tends to occur in Australia in spring or early summer in southeastern Australia and late in the dry season in northern Australia.
Its flight is fast and direct, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general. It often flies low between the patches of dense forest it prefers, but when disturbed will frequently walk away rather than fly. They are particularly good weavers when flying through forests. When flying they expose a buff underwing and a chestnut colour of their flight feathers.
The Pacific emerald dove is a stocky, medium-sized pigeon, typically 23 to 28 centimetres... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Healesville Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Parc zoologique et forestier Michel-Corbasson | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | National Zoo & Aquarium | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Taronga Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Houston Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Santillana Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Byron Bay Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Ipswich Nature Centre | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Sea Life Sydney Aquarium | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Wild Life Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Fauna Reserve | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Caversham Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Ranger Red’s Zoo & Conservation Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Emerald Dove sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 212 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 186 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June, August and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Emerald Dove in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March–May, July, September–October and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Kakadu National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 350 mm in January. February has too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pacific Emerald Dove sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Pacific Emerald Dove sightings, Kakadu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Daintree National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the Pacific Emerald Dove that you can see in Kakadu National Park (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Bar-shouldered Dove (about 70%), Peaceful Dove (about 70%) and Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pacific Emerald Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakadu National Park (212 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
