COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Geophaps smithii  

Partridge Pigeon (Geophaps smithii)
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© Kay Parkin 2013
Mitchell River National Park, WA (Jul, 2013)

A day trip to Mitchell Falls provided excellent views of this bird as a small group of them foraged around the campsite.

This race, blaauwi, has a yellow eye instead of the red found on the nominate race birds in the area of Kakadu National Park.

Partridge Pigeon (Geophaps smithii)

Partridge Pigeon smithii

Partridge Pigeon (Geophaps smithii)

Partridge Pigeon

Partridge Pigeon (Geophaps smithii)

Partridge Pigeon

Partridge Pigeon (Geophaps smithii)

Partridge Pigeon

Partridge Pigeon (Geophaps smithii)

Partridge Pigeon

Partridge Pigeon (Geophaps smithii)

Partridge Pigeon

Partridge Pigeon (Geophaps smithii)

Partridge Pigeon

Partridge Pigeon (Geophaps smithii)

Partridge Pigeon blaauwi