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Squatter pigeon

Geophaps scripta (Temminck, 1821)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The squatter pigeon (Geophaps scripta) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 215 g to 228 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Squatter pigeon (Geophaps scripta)
Photo: Aviceda · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the squatter pigeon

Weight
215 g – 228 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc 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 squatter 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 squatter 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 squatter pigeon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The squatter pigeon (Geophaps scripta) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

It is endemic to northeastern Australia.

According to Australia's then Department of the Environment and Energy, the nominate subspecies, southern squatter pigeon (Geophapa scripta scripta) is listed as vulnerable. It lives in arid and semi-arid areas, including grasslands and dry sclerophyll forests, and nests in shallow depressions in the ground. About 95% of the diet of these birds consists of seeds, as they are known for foraging on the ground.

From the Wikipedia article “Squatter pigeon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Squatter_pigeon&oldid=1365553797), 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 squatter pigeon endangered?

The squatter 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 squatter pigeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusGeophaps
  7. SpeciesGeophaps scripta (Temminck, 1821)

Synonyms Columba scripta, Petrophassa scripta, Pterophassa scripta

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • حمام عشوائيArabic
  • colom escritCatalan
  • holub písmenkovýCzech
  • SkriftdueDanish
  • BuchstabentaubeGerman
  • Sekretär-TaubeGerman
  • strigorĝa kolomboEsperanto
  • Paloma escritaSpanish
  • püütuvi (suur-püütuvi)Estonian
  • laidunkivikyyhkyFinnish
  • Géopélie marquetéeFrench
  • Colombine marquetéeFrench
  • bjelogrli golubCroatian
  • Piccione scrittoItalian
  • ライチョウバトJapanese
  • akmeninis kurapkinis karvelisLithuanian
  • Bonte KwartelduifDutch
  • rypedueNorwegian
  • aborygenek wąsatyPolish
  • pombo-aborígenePortuguese
  • pombo-marchetadoPortuguese
  • Куропатковый бронзовокрылRussian
  • Куропатковый каменный голубьRussian
  • holúbok farmárskySlovak
  • blyskavec farmárskySlovak
  • Šareni spinifeks golubSerbian
  • eukalyptusduvaSwedish
  • Keklik KumrusuTurkish
  • голуб білобокийUkrainian
  • 岩鳩Chinese
  • 鹑鸠Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the squatter 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 squatter pigeon?

An adult squatter pigeon weighs 215 g – 228 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the squatter pigeon live?

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

Is the squatter pigeon endangered?

The squatter 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 squatter pigeon?

The squatter pigeon (Geophaps scripta) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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

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BibTeX
@misc{squatter_pigeon_2026,
  title = {Squatter pigeon (Geophaps scripta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/squatter-pigeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}