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Spinifex Pigeon
Geophaps plumifera Gould, 1842
Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
Spinifex Pigeon, Geophaps plumifera, is a pigeon of arid and semi-arid western to eastern Australia, with breeding range across Australasia from western to eastern Australia. It was described by Gould in 1842. It is a small, compact bird and is one of the endemic Australian members of Geophaps, within the pigeon and dove family. It is most often found in stony country, rocky hills, gorges, dry creek beds and nearby gibber plains, especially where hummock grasses of Triodia and Plectrachne grow. Its plumage is rufous-brown with black barring, and the face shows a bright red mask with bold black and white markings.
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
- Breeding range
- Australasia: wc to ec Australia
