CreatureData

Spinifex pigeon

Geophaps plumifera Gould, 1842

LCLeast Concernbirds

The spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 89.5 g to 99.6 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera)
Photo: JJ Harrison · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the spinifex pigeon

Weight
89.5 g – 99.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
30 cm – 35 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc 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

How big is the spinifex pigeon?

SPINIFEX PIGEON · WINGSPAN 35 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 35 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the spinifex pigeon is about 21% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the spinifex 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 spinifex 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 spinifex pigeon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera), also known as the plumed-pigeon, desert dove or gannaway pigeon, is one of three endemic Australian bird species within the genus Geophaps. It occurs within a broader group known as bronzewing pigeons. This species is listed under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List category of "least concern". It most frequently occurs in arid and semi-arid habitats containing hummock-forming grasses of the genera Triodia and Plectrachne.

From the Wikipedia article “Spinifex pigeon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spinifex_pigeon&oldid=1365922228), 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 spinifex pigeon endangered?

The spinifex 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 spinifex pigeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusGeophaps
  7. SpeciesGeophaps plumifera Gould, 1842

Synonyms Lophophaps plumifera, Petrophassa plumifera, Pterophassa plumifera

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Gannaway pigeonEnglish
  • Plumed-pigeonEnglish
  • White-bellied spinifex pigeonEnglish
  • White-bellied spinifex pigeonEnglish
  • حمام مريشArabic
  • حمام سبينيفكسArabic
  • حمام غاناوايArabic
  • Colom plumíferCatalan
  • colom plumífer cremósCatalan
  • holub křepelčíCzech
  • SpinifexdueDanish
  • RotschopftaubeGerman
  • spinifeksa kolomboEsperanto
  • Paloma PlumíferaSpanish
  • Paloma plumífera ventriblancaSpanish
  • kõnnutuviEstonian
  • keihäskivikyyhkyFinnish
  • Géopélie plumifèreFrench
  • Colombine plumifèreFrench
  • golub prepeličarCroatian
  • rőtbóbitás galambHungarian
  • Piccione dello spinifexItalian
  • ショウキバトJapanese
  • rusvakuodis kurapkinis karvelisLithuanian
  • SpinifexduifDutch
  • spirdueNorwegian
  • aborygenek lancetoczubyPolish
  • pomba-cornudaPortuguese
  • pombo-espinhosoPortuguese
  • pombo-plumíferoPortuguese
  • Острохохлый бронзовокрылRussian
  • Острохохлый каменный голубьRussian
  • holúbok prepeličíSlovak
  • blyskavec prepeličíSlovak
  • Spinifeks golubSerbian
  • spinifexduvaSwedish
  • Kızıl Tepeli KumruTurkish
  • голуб гострочубийUkrainian
  • 針羽鴿Chinese
  • 冠翎鹑鸠Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the spinifex pigeon

Other species in the same genus Geophaps.

CompareSpinifex pigeon vs Squatter pigeonSpinifex pigeon vs Partridge pigeon

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the spinifex pigeon?

An adult spinifex pigeon weighs 89.5 g – 99.6 g and has a wingspan of 30 cm – 35 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the spinifex pigeon live?

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

Is the spinifex pigeon endangered?

The spinifex 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 spinifex pigeon?

The spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera) 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.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spinifex-pigeon

MLA

“Spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spinifex-pigeon.

BibTeX
@misc{spinifex_pigeon_2026,
  title = {Spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spinifex-pigeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}