Due to its isolation, Australia has a unique fauna, including a huge number of endemic species. It has some of the most wonderful species of doves, and I would like to show you a few. The video shows the exquisite Diamond Dove, Geopelia cuneata, with its reddish-orange eye orbit.

Following are more of these beauties in strange colors and shapes.

Top-Knot Pigeon, Art by Elizabeth Gould (Public Domain)	Bar-shouldered Dove, Creative Commons License
Zebra Dove, Geopelia striata	Common Bronzewing,Creative Commons License
Emerald Dove, Chalcophaps indica	Brush Bronzewing, Creative Commons License
Crested Pigeon, Geophaps lophotes	Wonga Pigeon, Creative Commons License
Wompo Fruit-Dove, Ptilinopus magnificus	Spinifex Pigeon, Creative Commons License

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