---
title: "Pomba-cornuda"
description: "Geophaps plumifera — Aves. The Spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera), also known as the plumed-pigeon, desert dove or gannaway pigeon, is one of three endemic Australian bird species within the genus Geophaps."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/spinifex-pigeon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pomba-cornuda

> Geophaps plumifera — Aves. The Spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera), also known as the plumed-pigeon, desert dove or gannaway pigeon, is one of three endemic Australian bird species within the genus Geophaps.

- Scientific name: *Geophaps plumifera*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 1138
- Wikidata: [Q1187577](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1187577)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3616](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3616)

## Names

- en: Spinifex Pigeon
- de: Rotschopftaube
- es: Paloma Plumífera
- fr: Colombine plumifère
- nl: Spinifexduif
- pt: Pomba-cornuda
- pl: Aborygenek lancetoczuby

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1103)

## Summary

The Spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera), also known as the plumed-pigeon, desert dove 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". It most frequently occurs in arid and semi-arid habitats containing hummock-forming grasses of the genera Triodia and Plectrachne.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinifex_pigeon

## Photo

![Pomba-cornuda](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spinifex-pigeon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hiranya Anderson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/16712827

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spinifex-pigeon?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).