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White-quilled Rock-pigeon
Petrophassa albipennis albipennis
-16.8, 125.84
Field Notes
Description:
The White-quilled Rock-pigeon has a beautiful rich, dark, chocolate brown plumage that looks like scales on reptiles - the white "quill" being the white base of outer primaries. It also has a distinct white line under the eye, downturned at ear coverts.
Habitat:
Found amongst the rocks and boulders on the walk to Galvan's Gorge. It is walking away from a very small pool of water it had stopped to drink at.
Notes:
There are two subspecies of this type of pigeon and they live in quite a restricted range, the range of the other ssp boothi extends into the Northern Territory - Michael Morcombe. Though it inhabits a small range, it is not considered vulnerable under the IUCN Redlist.
Reference: The Michael Morcombe eGuide to Australian Birds, Mobile App
Reference: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/factsheet/22690695
Reference: http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Petrophassa+albipennis+albipennis
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