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Partridge pigeon

Geophaps smithii (Jardine & Selby, 1830)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The partridge pigeon (Geophaps smithii) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 180 g to 195 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Partridge pigeon (Geophaps smithii)
Photo: Brian Ralphs from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, UK · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the partridge pigeon

Weight
180 g – 195 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the partridge pigeon 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 partridge pigeon 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

Why a country list is not a range map

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

What is the partridge pigeon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The partridge pigeon (Geophaps smithii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

It is endemic to Australia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Partridge pigeon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Partridge_pigeon&oldid=1361698212), 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 partridge pigeon endangered?

The partridge pigeon 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. What the categories mean.

How is the partridge pigeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusGeophaps
  7. SpeciesGeophaps smithii (Jardine & Selby, 1830)

Synonyms Columba smithii, Petrophassa smithii, Pterophassa smithii

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • حمام الحجلArabic
  • colom de màscara rojaCatalan
  • holub koroptvíCzech
  • Adeinefydd y GogleddWelsh
  • AgerhønedueDanish
  • RotbrillentaubeGerman
  • SchuppenbrusttaubeGerman
  • perdriko-kolomboEsperanto
  • Paloma de SmithSpanish
  • mask-püütuviEstonian
  • juovakivikyyhkyFinnish
  • Géopélie de SmithFrench
  • Colombine de SmithFrench
  • šarenolici golubCroatian
  • pikkelyesmellű galambHungarian
  • Piccione perniceItalian
  • アカメシャコバトJapanese
  • plikaakis kurapkinis karvelisLithuanian
  • NaaktoogkwartelduifDutch
  • rapphønedueNorwegian
  • aborygenek maskowyPolish
  • تتر کبوترWestern Panjabi
  • pombo-de-smithPortuguese
  • pombo-de-máscara-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Краснолицый бронзовокрылRussian
  • Гологлазый каменный голубьRussian
  • holúbok škraboškovýSlovak
  • blyskavec škraboškovýSlovak
  • Prepeličasti golubSerbian
  • rapphöneduvaSwedish
  • Al Yanaklı Keklik KumrusuTurkish
  • голуб масковийUkrainian
  • 矮岩鳩Chinese
  • 裸眼鹑鸠Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the partridge pigeon

Other species in the same genus Geophaps.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the partridge pigeon?

An adult partridge pigeon weighs 180 g – 195 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the partridge pigeon live?

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

Is the partridge pigeon endangered?

The partridge pigeon 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 partridge pigeon?

The partridge pigeon (Geophaps smithii) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{partridge_pigeon_2026,
  title = {Partridge pigeon (Geophaps smithii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/partridge-pigeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}