Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon
Petrophassa rufipennisCollett, R, 1898
English (US) Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon
The Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon (Petrophassa rufipennis) 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.
Range: central northern Australia (western Arnhem Land, northern Northern Territory)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Petrophassa rufipennis
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon
- Described by
- Collett, R, 1898
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Collett, R, 1898
- Type locality
- South Alligator River, Northern Territory.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898, pt.3 p.354 pl.28
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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