The
bar-shouldered dove (
Geopelia humeralis) is a species of dove, in the family
Columbidae, native to Australia and southern New Guinea. Its typical habitat consists of areas of thick vegetation where water is present, damp gullies,
forests and
gorges,
mangroves,
plantations,
swamps,
eucalyptus woodland,
tropical and sub-tropical
shrubland, and river margins. It can be found in both inland and coastal regions. This bar-shouldered dove was photographed in
Brunkerville, New South Wales.
Photograph credit: John Harrison