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Spinifex PigeonAlternate name(s): "Plumed Pigeon", "Red Plumed Pigeon", "Plumed Bronze-wing", "Plumed Dove", "Red Plumed Dove", "Ground Dove" Size: 20-24 cm Weight: 70-130 g |
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Photos |
Race "plumifera"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Lake Argyle, near Kununurra, WA, April 2018]
Near-lateral view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Attack Creek Rest Stop, Stuart Highway, NT, September 2021]
Close-up near-lateral view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Attack Creek Rest Stop, Stuart Highway, NT, September 2021]
Lateral view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Lake Argyle, near Kununurra, WA, April 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Lake Argyle, near Kununurra, WA, April 2018]
Dorsal view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Lake Argyle, near Kununurra, WA, April 2018]
Race "leucogaster"
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ADULT |
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PAIR |
Close-up near-frontal view of a pair of Spinifex Pigeons
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
Close-up near-frontal view of a pair of Spinifex Pigeons
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
Lateral view of a pair of Spinifex Pigeons
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Opalton, QLD, June 2021]
Sex unknown |
Close-up frontal view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
Close-up near-frontal view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
Close-up near-lateral view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
Close-up near-lateral view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Opalton, QLD, June 2021]
Close-up near-lateral view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Opalton, QLD, June 2021]
Close-up lateral view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
Lateral view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Ormiston Gorge, near Alice Springs, NT, July 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Diamantina NP, QLD, September 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of C. Charles)
[Diamantina Lakes NP, QLD, August 2013]
Near-dorsal view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Opalton, QLD, June 2021]
Dorsal view of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Opalton, QLD, June 2021]
Dorsal view of a Spinifex Pigeon resting on the ground
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Between Windorah and Bedourie, QLD, August 2022]
Race "ferruginea"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Near-lateral view from above of a Spinifex Pigeon
(photo courtesy of C. Pears)
[Pilbara, WA, July 1992]
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Behaviour |
Close-up near-lateral view of a Spinifex Pigeon in its favourite
type of habitat (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
Close-up view of a pair of Spinifex Pigeons in their favourite
type of habitat (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
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Food, Diet |
Lateral view of a Spinifex Pigeon foraging on the ground
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Between Windorah and Bedourie, QLD, August 2022]
Near-lateral view of a Spinifex Pigeon drinking water
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
Pair of Spinifex Pigeons drinking water
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mount Isa, QLD, July 2021]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
Doves and pigeons do not, like other birds, open their bills when calling, but they rather "hum" through their noses, with the bill closed.
spinfex_me_20210605_2.m4a |
leucogaster (W QLD) |
Contact call | © ME | |
spinfex_me_20210605.m4a |
leucogaster (W QLD) |
Contact calls (Q&A) | © ME | |
spinfex_me_20210722.m4a |
leucogaster (W QLD) |
Contact calls (near water; + Brown Honeyeater) | © ME |
More Crested Pigeon sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.