Bar-shouldered Dove (Geopelia humeralis)
About the Bar-shouldered Dove
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".
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 71 recordings for this species: 45 CC BY-NC-ND · 25 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Australia, Papua New Guinea in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Barred DoveGeopelia maugeusrecording
- Zebra DoveGeopelia striatarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.