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Species of bird From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The squatter pigeon (Geophaps scripta) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to northeastern Australia.[2] According to Australia's then Department of the Environment and Energy, the nominate subspecies, southern squatter pigeon (Geophapa scripta scripta) is listed as vulnerable. It lives in arid and semi-arid areas, including grasslands and dry sclerophyll forests.
Squatter pigeon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Geophaps |
Species: | G. scripta |
Binomial name | |
Geophaps scripta (Temminck, 1821) | |
The squatter pigeon is identifiable by its distinctive markings; it has black and white facial markings and a white stripe up each of its sides.
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