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Partridge Pigeon

Geophaps smithii

Least Concern

Envergadura

26,6 cm

Peso

198,16666666666666 g

Familia

Columbidae

Orden

Columbiformes

Acerca de

Medium ground pigeon, 25–29 cm, with cryptic brown plumage, white face spots, a red and yellow facial mask, and a plain brown back. Restricted to rocky escarpments and woodland in the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. Granivore of seeds. Vulnerable due to restricted range, changed fire regimes, and introduced predators.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	26,6 cm	10.5 in
Peso	198,16666666666666 g	6.99 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Picui Dove: pale gray; bold black-white wing pattern; pale below; black tail edges; white outer tail; South American dove

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 19 days. Fledging: 9 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

Sonido

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing with partridge quality; pure warm notes typical of Australian open dry woodland terrain.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
Familia	Columbidae (Pigeons & Doves)
Genus	Geophaps
Especies	Geophaps smithii

Distribution

Partridge Pigeon has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Presente Not recorded