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[[Image:Bar-shouldered_Dove.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Subspecies ''humeralis''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|RMD|RMD}}<br />Nhulunbuy, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]], January, 2005]]
 
;[[:Category:Geopelia|Geopelia]] humeralis
 
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[[Image:Bar-shouldered_Dove.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by RMD<br />Photo taken: Northern Territory [[Australia]]]]
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Blue-grey head, neck and upper breast, reddish-bronze patch on hindneck, dark barring, pinkish bar on the lower breast, pale lower body, blue-grey eye-ring and reddish eye. Juveniles lack the hindneck patch and barring and tend to be duller overall.
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[[Image:Bar-shouldered Dove7.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''humeralis''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Ken+Doy|Ken Doy}}<br />Sandy Camp Rd Wetlands, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], April 2016]]
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26–30 cm (10¼-11¾ in)
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*Blue-grey head, neck and upper breast
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*Reddish-bronze patch on hindneck, dark barring
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*Pinkish bar on the lower breast
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*Pale lower body
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*Blue-grey eye-ring and reddish eye<br />
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'''Juveniles''' lack the hindneck patch and barring and tend to be duller overall
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====Flight====
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The copper colour of the nape and [[Topography#Wings|primaries]] shows well in flight.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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North-western, northern and eastern [[Australia]].
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Southeast [[Asia]]: [[Indonesia]]<br />
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[[Australasia]]: [[New Guinea]], [[Australia]]: [[New South Wales]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]], [[Victoria]], [[Western Australia]], [[Melanesia]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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There are 4 subspecies.
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[[Image:Bar-shouldered-Dove-male-A5046W.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Displaying male<br />Photo &copy; by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 Hans&Judy Beste]'''<br />Toowoomba Shire, [[Queensland]], September 2018]]
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====Subspecies====
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There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''G. h. gregalis'':
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:*Lowlands of coastal south-eastern [[New Guinea]]
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*''G. h. humeralis'':
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:*Lowlands of northern and eastern [[Australia]]
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*''G. h. headlandi'':
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:*North-central [[Western Australia]] (Pilbara region)
  
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A fourth subspecies, ''G. h. inexpectata'', is not recognised by all authorities<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Woodland with a grassy understorey, nearby open areas, near water, mangroves and urban areas.
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Lowland rainforest and mangroves, scrubby bush, beach woodlands, wooded suburban parks and gardens.  
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==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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The diet includes seeds of grasses, herbs, sedges, and rhizomes.
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====Diet====
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The diet consists of seeds of grasses, herbs, sedges, and rhizomes.
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====Breeding====
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The nest is a thin platform made from twigs and roots and is placed in dense shrubs or trees. Both parents incubate the eggs and feed the chicks.
  
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The nest is a thin platform is made from twigs and roots and is placed in dense shrubs or trees. Both parents incubate the eggs and feed the chicks. Young doves are fed with 'crop milk'.
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Young doves are fed with 'crop milk'.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase
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#Birds in Backyards
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#BF Member observations
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{{ref}}
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==External Links==
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{{GSearch|"Geopelia humeralis" {{!}} "Bar-shouldered Dove"}}
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{{GS-checked}}
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==External Links==
 
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{{GSearch|Geopelia+humeralis}}
 
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Geopelia]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Geopelia]]

Latest revision as of 11:55, 26 November 2022

Subspecies humeralis
Photo © by RMD
Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia, January, 2005
Geopelia humeralis

Identification

Subspecies humeralis
Photo © by Ken Doy
Sandy Camp Rd Wetlands, Queensland, Australia, April 2016

26–30 cm (10¼-11¾ in)

  • Blue-grey head, neck and upper breast
  • Reddish-bronze patch on hindneck, dark barring
  • Pinkish bar on the lower breast
  • Pale lower body
  • Blue-grey eye-ring and reddish eye

Juveniles lack the hindneck patch and barring and tend to be duller overall

Flight

The copper colour of the nape and primaries shows well in flight.

Distribution

Southeast Asia: Indonesia
Australasia: New Guinea, Australia: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, Melanesia

Taxonomy

Displaying male
Photo © by Hans&Judy Beste
Toowoomba Shire, Queensland, September 2018

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies[1]:

  • G. h. gregalis:
  • G. h. humeralis:
  • G. h. headlandi:

A fourth subspecies, G. h. inexpectata, is not recognised by all authorities[1].

Habitat

Lowland rainforest and mangroves, scrubby bush, beach woodlands, wooded suburban parks and gardens.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet consists of seeds of grasses, herbs, sedges, and rhizomes.

Breeding

The nest is a thin platform made from twigs and roots and is placed in dense shrubs or trees. Both parents incubate the eggs and feed the chicks.

Young doves are fed with 'crop milk'.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Birds in Backyards
  4. BF Member observations

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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