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Spinifex Pigeon

Geophaps plumifera Gould, J 1842

The spinifex pigeon, also known as the plumed-pigeon or gannaway pigeon, is one of four 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Columbiformes
Family:
  Columbidae
Genus:
   Geophaps
Scientific:
  Geophaps plumifera

Original description

Citation:
  Gould, J 1842

Reference:
   Birds Austral. [Gould] pt7 p.[6] pl.69

Protonym:
  Geophaps plumifera

Type locality:
  150 miles up the Victoria River, between Cape Hotham and Depuch Island.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48401207

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  FFEE836B3BEF1400

Avibase ID:
  avibase-FFEE836B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/FFEE836B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560222

Geographic range:

  • Geophaps plumifera: west-central to east-central Australia
  • Geophaps plumifera plumifera: Western Australia (Edgar Range) to western Northern Territory
  • Geophaps plumifera leucogaster: central Australia to northwestern Queensland and northeastern South Australia
  • Geophaps plumifera ferruginea: Western Australia (De Grey River to Gascoyne River and Carnarvon Range)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Spinifex Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom plumífer cremós
Czech:
holub křepelčí
Danish:
Spinifexdue
German:
Rotschopftaube
Spanish:
Paloma Plumífera Ventriblanca
Spanish (Spain):
Paloma plumífera ventriblanca
Finnish:
keihäskivikyyhky
French:
Colombine plumifère
Croatian:
golub prepeličar
Hungarian:
rőtbóbitás galamb
Icelandic:
Höfðingjadúfa
Italian:
Piccione dello spinifex
Japanese (romaji):
shoukibato
Japanese:
ショウキバト
Lithuanian:
rusvakuodis kurapkinis karvelis
Dutch:
Spinifexduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Spirdue
Norwegian:
Spirdue
Polish:
aborygenek lancetoczuby
Portuguese:
Pomba-cornuda
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-espinhoso
Russian:
Острохохлый бронзовокрыл
Slovak:
blyskavec prepeličí
Serbian:
Spinifeks golub
Swedish:
spinifexduva
Ukrainian:
Голуб гострочубий
Chinese:
冠翎岩鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
針羽鴿

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Colom plumífer cremós
Czech: Holub krepelcí, holub křepelčí
Danish: Spinifexdue
German: Rotschopftaube, Schopfwachteltaube, Sekretärtaube
English: Plumed Pigeon, Spinifex Pigeon, White-bellied Plumed Pigeon
English, HBW: White-bellied/Rufous-bellied Spinifex Pigeon
English (IOC): Spinifex Pigeon
English (United States): Spinifex Pigeon
Esperanto: Spinifeksa kolombo
Spanish: Paloma plumifera, Paloma Plumífera, Paloma Plumífera Blanca, Paloma plumífera ventriblanca, Palóma Plumífera Ventriblanca
Spanish (Spain): Paloma plumífera ventriblanca, Palóma plumífera ventriblanca
Spanish (HBW): Spinifex Pigeon
Estonian: kõnnutuvi
Finnish: Keihäskivikyyhky
French: Colombine plumifère
Croatian: golub prepeličar
Hungarian: rőtbóbitás galamb
Icelandic: Höfðingjadúfa
Italian: Piccione dello spinifex, Piccione plumifero
Japanese (romaji): shoukibato
Japanese: ショウキバト
Scientific: Geophaps plumifera, Geophaps plumifera plumifera, Lophophaps plumifera, Petrophassa plumifera, Pterophassa plumifera
Lithuanian: Rusvakrūtis kurapkinis karvelis, rusvakuodis kurapkinis karvelis
Dutch: Spinifexduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Spirdue
Norwegian: Spirdue
Polish: aborygenek lancetoczuby, Gołąbek lancetoczuby
Portuguese: Pomba-cornuda
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-espinhoso
Russian: Белобрюхий острохохлый каменный голубь, Белобрюхий султаноносный голубь, Острохохлый бронзовокрыл, Острохохлый каменный голубь
Slovak: blyskavec prepeličí, holúbok prepeličí
Serbian: Spinifeks golub
Swedish: Spinifexduva
Turkish: Kızıl tepeli kumru
Ukrainian: Голуб гострочубий
Chinese: 冠翎岩鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 針羽鴿

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