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Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis · Family Columbidae
Geopelia humeralis
Family Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 467,355
- Countries and territories with records
- 7
About this species
This species has 467,355 occurrence records from 7 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Australia accounts for 99.8% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In Australia, this species accounts for 0.43% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Geopelia humeralis combines the genus name Geopelia with the species epithet humeralis. The Warbla app catalog lists 5 species of the genus Geopelia; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Geopelia placida, Geopelia striata and Geopelia cuneata.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 314 species of the family Columbidae. This species ranks 23rd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Zenaida macroura. Its record count is 1.6 times the family average (296,782). The family Columbidae belongs to the order Columbiformes, which has 314 species in the Warbla app catalog.