Partridge pigeon

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Partridge pigeon
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Geophaps
Species:
G. smithii
Binomial name
Geophaps smithii
(Jardine & Selby, 1830)
Partridge Pigeon.jpg
The approximate range of the partridge pigeon

The partridge pigeon (Geophaps smithii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Australia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics[]

The partridge pigeon is one of three species in the genus Geophaps. Within the genus, the partridge pigeon is most closely related to the squatter pigeon, with these two species forming a clade that is sister to the spinifex pigeon. These three are most closely related to the crested pigeon.[2]

Alternative names for the partridge pigeon include bare-eyed bronzewing, bare-eyed partridge bronzewing, and bare-eyed partridge pigeon.[3]

Subspecies[]

There are two subspecies, differing mainly in the colour of their orbital skin. The two subspecies are also sometimes treated as color morphs instead of races, making the species monotypic.

  • G. s. smithii – Jardine and Selby, 1830: The nominate subspecies, it is found in extreme northeastern Western Australia and in north Northern Territory.
  • G. s. blauwii – Mathews, 1912: It is found in northern Kimberley, in Western Australia.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Geophaps smithii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22690689A93283582. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22690689A93283582.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Figure 1. Phylogeny used for the species of pigeons examined in this..." ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  3. ^ "Geophaps smithii (Partridge Pigeon) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2021-06-30.


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