White-quilled Rock-Pigeon

Petrophassa albipennis

Lake Argyle Caravan Park, NE WA IMG_6312 20180810 - albipennis

Notes: White line under eye. White flecks upper neck only. Ssp albipennis: upperparts uniformly
grey-brown but much variation in tones; broad white wing patches. Ssp boothi: wing patch
greatly reduced or absent; underparts darker brown than upperparts, with distinct paler scaling.
See also Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon. Terrestrial, sedentary, wary near waterholes. Feeds on
seeds & fruits from the ground.

Range from Morcombe^©

Mertens Falls Track, Mitchell Falls, NE WA IMG_8641 20180820 - albipennis Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve, Wyndham, NE WA IMG_7758 20180815 - albipennis Lake Argyle Caravan Park, NE WA MVI_6315 20180810 - albipennis Keep River NP, NT IMG_4667 20160709 - boothi Keep River NP, NT IMG_4664 20160709 - boothi Lake Argyle Caravan Park, NE WA MVI_6315 20180810 - albipennis Bindoola Creek, HV8, Gibb River Road; Mitchell Falls Camp NE WA MVI_8225+8584 20180817; 20180819 - albipennis
Final frames show the broad-white wing-patch as the bird flys off.

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