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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon* |
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Petrophassa rufipennis |
Endemic |
Description (10)
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Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon
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Other Names (World)
Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon, Red-quilled Rock-Pigeon, Rock Pigeon, Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon
Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)
Size
28 - 31 cm
First Described (Guide)
Collett, 1898
Derivation
Pet-ro-phass'-a - Gk, petros, rock; Gk, phassa, pigeon: rü-fi-pen'-nis - L., rufus, red; L., penna, feather
Abundance (Guide)
LC
Locally common.
Habitat
Sandstone ranges, gullies, gorges in monsoon rainforests, figs and adjoining eucalypt woodlands.
Australia (B).
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Western escarpment of Arnhem Land (northern Northern Territory), from Katherine north to Oenpelli, and east to headwaters of Mann R, East Alligator R and Goomadeer R; rarely further east to Maningrida.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
Probably secure.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
In pairs or small flocks. Never too far from water.
Food
Seeds of shrubs and trees and of some grasses and herbs.
Voice
A loud, musical, rapid, 'cook-ar-ook'. A low, grinding, grating, 'owrrgh-owrrgh-owrrgh', uttered in display, at the bottom of each bowing action.
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Breeding Season (Guide)
Not well known but eggs probably laid sometime from mid-February - late July. Nests found June - October.
Nest
A substantial platform of sticks supporting a pad of leaves and spinifex stems, in a rock crevice or on a shaded rock-ledge.
Eggs (Guide)
2; smooth, glossy, cream-white; ellipsoidal; about 26 - 27 x 22 mm. Incubation: about 16 - 18 days; by both sexes.
Young
Fledge in about 21 days.
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with White-quilled Rock-Pigeon (Petrophassa albipennis).
No subspecies.
Similar Species
White-quilled Rock-Pigeon (Petrophassa albipennis) which has white wing patches and found further to the west.
References
See References.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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