Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon (Petrophassa rufipennis)

Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon Petrophassa rufipennis

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Monotypic.

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	159 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	68,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.78 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common in suitable habitat (Gibbs et al. 2001). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats, although long-term threats, including mining, urban development and predation by domestic cats have been identified (del Hoyo et al. 1997).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats, although long-term threats, including mining, urban development and predation by domestic cats have been identified (del Hoyo et al. 1997).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Australia	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Australia	Arnhem Plateau
Australia	Kakadu Savanna

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Desert	Hot	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Altitude	15 - 350 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon Petrophassa rufipennis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/chestnut-quilled-rock-pigeon-petrophassa-rufipennis on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.