Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,327
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The bar-shouldered dove (Geopelia humeralis) is a species of long tailed dove native to Australia and Southern New Guinea. It is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. It is a medium-sized pigeon varying in size from 26–30 cm (10–12 in). Its voice is a distinctive and melodious "cook-a-wook" or "coolicoo".
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Bar-shouldered dove”.