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Petrophassa (Rock pigeon)

Synonyms: Petrophasa

Wikipedia Abstract

Petrophassa, commonly known as the rock pigeons, is a small genus of doves native to Australia, and similar to bronzewing pigeons. It includes 2 species: \n* Chestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis \n* White-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis They are not closely related to the rock pigeon (Columba livia) which includes domestic and feral pigeons as well as being a wild species of Europe, North Africa and Asia.
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Species

Petrophassa albipennis (White-quilled Rock Pigeon) (Attributes)
Petrophassa rufipennis (Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0