| Spinifex pigeon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Geophaps |
| Species: | G. plumifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Geophaps plumifera Gould, 1842
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The spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera), also known as the plumed-pigeon 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".[1] It most frequently occurs in arid and semi-arid habitats containing hummock-forming grasses of the genera Triodia and Plectrachne.[2]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2019). "Geophaps plumifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22690682A154796719. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22690682A154796719.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Crome, F.H.J.; Carpenter, S.M.; Frith, H.J. (1980). "Geographic Variation and Taxonomy of the Spinifex Pigeon Geophaps plumifera". Australian Journal of Zoology. 28: 135–150. doi:10.1071/zo9800135.