The White-bellied Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera plumifera) inhabits the arid areas of northwestern, northern, eastern and central Australia. Their plumage is rusty-coloured assisting the bird to blend into the red soils typical in the desert.

They are seed eaters and are dependent on waterholes recharged by wet season monsoonal rains and showers. As the dry season progresses, they concentrate around the ever-decreasing water sources.