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Durack has or used to have 72 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Partridge Pigeon.

We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.

Photo of Partridge Pigeon

Partridge Pigeon

Geophaps smithii blaauwi

Status: Vulnerable

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories

Geophaps smithii blaauwi has greater than 80% of its range within Durack

The Partridge Pigeon is 24 to 29 cm long and weighs 160 to 245 g. It is mostly olive-brown or grey-brown, with distinctive facial markings, a black bill, white, yellow, grey or brown irides, a patch of metallic green or purple on the upper side of each wing, white flanks, a white to buff belly, and pink, brown or grey legs and feet. The facial markings consist of a large area of bright yellow skin around each eye, bordered above and below with narrow black lines, and with broader white lines that, below the eye, extend from the base of the bill to the ear coverts and down the neck; and a white chin and throat, extending to the ear coverts and bordered below with a narrow band of grey, brown or black. Juvenile and immature birds can be separated from the adults on the basis of their plumage, which is extensively marked. The upperparts of juvenile and immature birds have greyish-brown and buff speckles, flecks, bars and fringes. Furthermore, the patch of metallic green or purple on each wing is absent or reduced in size. The Partridge Pigeon occurs in pairs and in small flocks of up to 20 birds.¹

Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia

Adverse fire regimesAdverse fire regimes

Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradationHabitat loss, fragmentation and degradation

Invasive species and diseasesInvasive species and diseases

Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.

Durack has or used to have 184 threatened plants found within its boundaries. Some of these might not be as photogenic as the Partridge Pigeon but they're just as important.

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