Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pigeons and Doves :: Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon

Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa rufipennis

Described by: Collett (1898)
Alternate common name(s): Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon, Red-quilled Rock-Pigeon
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

near Pine Creek Township, Northern Territory, Australia - 1973 © Hans&Judy Beste 
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Range

Ex. nc. Australia;
Ex. n. Northern Territroy (Arnhem Land, Waterfall Creek at Kakadu National Park, escarpments at Nourlangie Rock se. of Darwin, and Pine Creek area).

Videos

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Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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