Subspecies Petrophassa albipennis boothi Goodwin, 1969
- Petrophassa albipennis boothi Goodwin, D. 1969. A new sub-species of the White-quilled Rock Pigeon. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 89: 131-133 [132].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1969.4.112 ♂ adult, Stokes Range (15º36´S 131º06´E), Victoria River, NT.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Upper Victoria and Baines River drainages, north to Stokes Range, west at least to Waterloo Station, and east to Delamere—south-eastern and south-western limits not established.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, granivore, gregarious, low open woodland, low woodland, open forest, open scrub, saxicoline, sedentary, tall open shrubland, terrestrial, volant, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Randomly dispersed, seasonal breeder, ground-living seed-eater on rock sheets, rock faces and adjacent alluvium of low ranges and tumbled breakaways, flies with clattering flap-and-glide flight, roosts and nests on rock ledges and crevices, and shifts locally to food and water.
General References
Frith, H.J. 1972. Nesting of the Black-banded Pigeon and the Australian rock pigeons. The Emu 72: 13-16 (behaviour, nidification)
Frith, H.J., Wolfe, T.O. & Barker, R.D. 1976. Food of eight species of Columbidae, in the genera Geopelia, Phaps, Geophaps and Petrophassa. Australian Wildlife Research 3: 159-171 (diet)
Goodwin, D. 1969. A new sub-species of the White-quilled Rock Pigeon. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 89: 131-133 (geographic variation)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |