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White-quilled Rock Pigeon
Petrophassa albipennis Gould, 1841
Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
White-quilled Rock Pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis, is a pigeon of rocky country in north-central Australia, with its breeding range in the Kimberley and the Northern Territory west of the Top End. It was named by Gould in 1841. It is tied to sandstone gorges, escarpments, cliffs and towers, where it roosts among rocks and boulders. The bird is dark brown to reddish-brown and shows a white wing patch when spread. Its face carries pale lines that curve around the eye, with white on the chin and forehead.
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
- Breeding range
- Australasia: nc Australia (except Top End)
