Back Tortoreta d'espatlles barrades Catalan Geopelia humeralis CEB Turtur wargoch Welsh Kupfernackentaube German Striŝultra kolombo Esperanto Geopelia humeralis Spanish Geopelia humeralis Basque قمری شانهنواری Persian Géopélie à nuque rousse French Perkutut australia ID
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| Bar-shouldered dove | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Geopelia |
| Species: | G. humeralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Geopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821)
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| Australian distribution[2] | |
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".
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Geopelia humeralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22690724A93285257. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22690724A93285257.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Data from the Atlas of Living Australia