| Petrophassa | |
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| Petrophassa rufipennis | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Subfamily: | Columbinae |
| Genus: | Petrophassa Gould, 1841 |
| Type species | |
| Petrophassa albipennis[1] Gould, 1841 | |
| Species | |
See text | |
Petrophassa, commonly known as therock pigeons, is a smallgenus of doves in the familyColumbidae native toAustralia, and similar tobronzewing pigeons.
The genus was introduced in 1841 by the English ornithologist and bird artistJohn Gould with thewhite-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa albipennis) as thetype species.[2][3] The genus name is a portmanteau of theAncient Greek wordspetros, meaning "rock", andphassa, meaning "pigeon".[4]
The genus contains two species:[5]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Chestnut-quilled rock pigeon
| Petrophassa rufipennis Collett, 1898 | Northern Territory of Australia. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| White-quilled rock pigeon
| Petrophassa albipennis Gould, 1841 Two subspecies
| Australia | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
They are not closely related toColumba livia, therock dove (also called rock pigeon), a species which includes thedomestic andferal pigeons as well as the wild species native to Europe, North Africa and Asia.
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