What Dove is this?

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Devster
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What Dove is this?

I am in Samford Qld.

I was out taking photos when out of the bush flew this beautiful pink dove, right onto the powerline.

Unfortunately I was only able to get this 1 pic before it flew off.

I had a look in my guide but couldn't find an exact match. 

I thought at first, because of its crown, that it was a juv rose crown fruit dove but it just doesn't have the colours.

Please help me identify it.

Cheers

Devster

rawshorty
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Looks like a Common Bronzewing.

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BabyBirdwatcher
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Rawshorty was right, a common Bronzewing.

Elsie
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Common bronzewing for me toosmiley

Devster
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Is it a female or Juv as it doesn't seem to have the colours in the wings or the colour on the foreehead?

rawshorty
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Looks like a male to me. The sun is shinning on the front of the bird so it is a little blown out and you can't see the colour on the wings as they don't have the sun on them.

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