Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Race boothi relatively distinct owing to lack of white in wing from which species derives its English and scientific names, but, while this change is fairly abrupt in the continuous population, all other features of the two taxa are clinal (Crome and Johnstone 1979). Proposed subspecies alisteri (Broome Bay area of N Western Australia) duller and with smaller white wing patch, considered to represent W end of cline (Gibbs et al. 2001). Two subspecies recognized.
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
Red List history
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
does not normally occur in forest |
| Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
126 g |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common (Gibbs et al. 2001). The population is suspected to be in decline owing to predation by domestic cats (del Hoyo et al. 1997).
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to predation by domestic cats (del Hoyo et al. 1997).
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: White-quilled Rock-pigeon Petrophassa albipennis. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-quilled-rock-pigeon-petrophassa-albipennis on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.
