Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon
Petrophassa rufipennis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusPetrophassa (Australian Rock Pigeons)
- SpeciesPetrophassa rufipennis (Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon)
Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia placida
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula spilorrhoa
Black-banded Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus alligator
Partridge Pigeon
Geophaps smithii
Pacific Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps longirostris
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus regina
Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon in Kakadu National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 322 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon in Kakadu National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.