White-quilled Rock Pigeon
Petrophassa albipennisGould, J, 1841
English (US) White-quilled Rock Pigeon
The White-quilled Rock Pigeon (Petrophassa albipennis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
- Scientific name
- Petrophassa albipennis
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-quilled Rock Pigeon
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1841
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Petrophassa albipennis albipennis
- Petrophassa albipennis boothi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1841
- Type locality
- Western Australia; Wyndham, northwestern Australia, designated by Mathews, Austr. Av. Rec, 1, 1912, p. 28.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.8, no.95 p.173
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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