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Species profile—Geophaps scripta (squatter pigeon)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Columbidae (pigeons and doves) → Geophaps scripta (squatter pigeon)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Scientific name
Geophaps scripta (Temminck, 1821)
Common name
squatter pigeon
WildNet taxon ID
1784
Synonym(s)
Petrophassa scripta
Alternate name(s)
Partridge bronzewing
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1784.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022