▁short ▁wings , ▁long ▁tail ▁and ▁back ▁are ▁dark er . ▁The ▁males ▁tend ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁slight ▁rose / green ▁colour ation ▁on ▁their ▁na pe ▁and ▁neck . ▁ ▁The ▁call ▁of ▁this ▁dove ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁loud ▁" who op - a ▁who op " ▁with ▁some ▁differences ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁sub species ▁involved . ▁ ▁The ▁brown ▁c uck oo - d ove ▁inhab its ▁rain for est , ▁wood land , ▁scr ub land ▁and ▁rain for est ▁reg row th ▁areas . ▁ ▁The ▁do ves ▁can ▁often ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁pairs ▁or ▁groups . ▁Its ▁di et ▁consists ▁of ▁ber ries ▁from ▁both ▁native ▁plants ▁and ▁introduced ▁we ed ▁species . ▁They ▁can ▁be ▁nom adic , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁supplies ▁of ▁food . ▁They ▁tend ▁to ▁fly ▁short ▁distances ▁and ▁low ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁with ▁great ▁strength . ▁ ▁Bre eding ▁occurs ▁in ▁spring ▁and ▁summer . ▁The ▁nest ▁is ▁a ▁flat ▁platform ▁of ▁st icks ▁and ▁v ines , ▁either ▁in ▁a ▁fork ▁of ▁a ▁tree ▁or ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁a ▁low ▁tree . ▁One , ▁cre amy ▁white , ▁egg ▁is ▁laid . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Lam ington ▁National ▁Park ▁- ▁Brown ▁C uck oo - D ove ▁North ▁Queensland ▁Bird ▁Watch ing ▁- ▁Brown ▁C uck oo - D ove ▁ ▁P iz ze y ▁and ▁Knight , ▁" Field ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁Bird s ▁of ▁Australia ", ▁Ang us ▁& ▁Robert son , ▁▁ ▁brown ▁c uck oo - d ove