Petrophassa
Genus of birds
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Petrophassa, commonly known as the rock pigeons, is a small genus of doves in the family Columbidae native to Australia, and similar to bronzewing pigeons.
| Petrophassa | |
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| Petrophassa rufipennis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Subfamily: | Columbinae |
| Genus: | Petrophassa Gould, 1841 |
| Type species | |
| Petrophassa albipennis[1] Gould, 1841 | |
| Species | |
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The genus was introduced in 1841 by the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould with the white-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa albipennis) as the type species.[2][3] The genus name is a portmanteau of the Ancient Greek words petros, meaning "rock", and phassa, 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
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Petrophassa rufipennis Collett, 1898 |
Northern Territory of Australia. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| White-quilled rock pigeon
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Petrophassa albipennis Gould, 1841 Two subspecies
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Australia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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They are not closely related to Columba livia, the rock dove (also called rock pigeon), a species which includes the domestic and feral pigeons as well as the wild species native to Europe, North Africa and Asia.
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