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[[Image:Spinifex_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by [http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=16212 Mat & Cathy]<br />Photo taken: Ormiston Gorge, Alice Springs, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]]]]
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[[Image:Spinifex_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by [http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=16212 Mat & Cathy]<br />Ormiston Gorge, Alice Springs, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]]]]
 
;[[:Category:Geophaps|Geophaps]] plumifera
 
;[[:Category:Geophaps|Geophaps]] plumifera
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Rusty coloured,  bright red facial patch around the eye with a ring of black and grey facial patches, black striations on their wings. Sexes similar.
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20–22 cm (7¾-8¾ in)<br />
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*Long spiky crest
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*Rusty coloured overall plumage
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*Red facial patch around the eye with a black arc above
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*Grey and black facial patches
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*Black striations on wings
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Sexes similar.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Australia]].
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[[Australia]]: found in [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]], [[South Australia]] and [[Western Australia]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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There are two races; the White-bellied Spinifex Pigeon, ''Geophaps plumifera plumifera'', which is permanently found in the arid areas of north western, northern, eastern and central Australia, and the Red-bellied Spinifex Pigeon, ''Geophaps plumifera ferruginea'', which is permanently found the Pilbara, Western Australia.
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====Subspecies====
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There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''G. p. ferruginea'':
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:*West [[Australia]] (De Grey River to Gascoyne River and Carnarvon Range)
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*''G. p. plumifera'':
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;*[[Western Australia]] (Edgar Range) to western [[Northern Territory]]
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*''G. p. leucogaster'':
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:*Central Australia to north-western [[Queensland]] and north-eastern [[South Australia]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Stony areas with low woodlands and spinifex grasses.  
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Rocky outcrops arid grassland with spinifex clumps, near water.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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They are nomadic and terristrial.
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists almost entirely of grain.
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The diet includes seeds.
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====Breeding====
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The clutch consists of 2 white eggs, which are laid in the shelter of a spinifex bush. They can breed throughout the year.
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2 white eggs are laid in the shelter of a spinifex bush.
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Wikipedia
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2016)
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#Wikipedia
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Spinifex+Pigeon}}
 
{{GSearch|Spinifex+Pigeon}}
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{{Video|Spinifex_Pigeon}}
 
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=29&bid=325 View more images of this species on the ABID]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Geophaps]][[Category:Videos]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Geophaps]][[Category:Videos]]

Revision as of 22:40, 6 September 2016

Photo by Mat & Cathy
Ormiston Gorge, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Geophaps plumifera

Identification

20–22 cm (7¾-8¾ in)

  • Long spiky crest
  • Rusty coloured overall plumage
  • Red facial patch around the eye with a black arc above
  • Grey and black facial patches
  • Black striations on wings

Sexes similar.

Distribution

Australia: found in Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies[1]:

  • G. p. ferruginea:
  • West Australia (De Grey River to Gascoyne River and Carnarvon Range)
  • G. p. plumifera:
  • G. p. leucogaster:

Habitat

Rocky outcrops arid grassland with spinifex clumps, near water.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists almost entirely of grain.

Breeding

The clutch consists of 2 white eggs, which are laid in the shelter of a spinifex bush. They can breed throughout the year.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2016)
  4. Wikipedia

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