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Diamond dove

Geopelia cuneata (Latham, 1801)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 31 g to 32.8 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata)
Photo: Jim Bendon from Karratha, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the diamond dove

Weight
31 g – 32.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the diamond dove live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The diamond dove is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the diamond dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata) is a resident bird in Australia. The pigeon predominantly exists in areas near water but which are lightly arid or semi-arid in nature, being Central, West and Northern Australia. They are one of Australia's smallest pigeons along with the peaceful dove. They have been spotted occasionally in Southern Australia in parks and gardens when the centre of Australia is very dry.

From the Wikipedia article “Diamond dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diamond_dove&oldid=1381470937), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the diamond dove endangered?

The diamond dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the diamond dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusGeopelia
  7. SpeciesGeopelia cuneata (Latham, 1801)

Synonyms Columba cuneata, Geopelia cuneata cuneata

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • يمام ماسيArabic
  • Диамантена гугуткаBulgarian
  • tortoreta diamantCatalan
  • holoubek diamantovýCzech
  • Turtur FechanWelsh
  • DiamantdueDanish
  • DiamanttaubeGerman
  • DiamanttäubchenGerman
  • diamanta kolomboEsperanto
  • Tórtola diamanteSpanish
  • Tortolita diamanteSpanish
  • teemanttuviEstonian
  • timanttikyyhkyFinnish
  • Colombe diamantFrench
  • Géopélie diamantFrench
  • תור יהלוםHebrew
  • gyémántgalambocskaHungarian
  • Tortora diamantinaItalian
  • ウスユキバトJapanese
  • 박설구Korean
  • deimantinis dryžasis purplelisLithuanian
  • DiamantduifDutch
  • gołąbek diamentowyPolish
  • rola-diamantePortuguese
  • Pomba-diamantePortuguese
  • Бриллиантовая горлицаRussian
  • Бриллиантовая полосатая горлицаRussian
  • holúbok diamantovýSlovak
  • Dijamantni golubićSerbian
  • diamantduvaSwedish
  • Minyatür KumruTurkish
  • горлиця діамантоваUkrainian
  • 姬地鸠Chinese
  • 寶石姬地鳩Chinese
  • 珍珠斑鳩Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the diamond dove

Other species in the same genus Geopelia.

LC, Least Concern
Zebra dove (Geopelia striata)

Zebra dove

Geopelia striata

Columbidae

LC, Least Concern

Barred dove

Geopelia maugeus

ColumbidaeNo free photo yet

CompareDiamond dove vs Zebra doveDiamond dove vs Peaceful doveDiamond dove vs Bar-shouldered doveDiamond dove vs Barred dove

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the diamond dove?

An adult diamond dove weighs 31 g – 32.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the diamond dove live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the diamond dove for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the diamond dove endangered?

The diamond dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the diamond dove?

The diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/diamond-dove

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BibTeX
@misc{diamond_dove_2026,
  title = {Diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/diamond-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}