#Ocyphaps lophotes

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Crested Pigeon

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Crested Pigeons

Ocyphaps lophotes

20/03/23 - NSW

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Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)

A widespread Australian pigeon, now thanks to agricultural practices, the Crested Pigeon can be found in most regions of Australia, save the northern-most tropical areas. They feed heavily on grains and are only one of two pigeons in Australia to have crests.

Theorized as a way to distract predators, the Crested Pigeon's wings make a startling whistle sound upon take off, which eBird describes as sounding like a wind-up toy. Typically these sorts of wing noises are thought to draw attention to birds flying away rather than those who are still on the ground, and this also gives other birds in the area a heads up that the group is flushing and taking to the air.

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Image Source: eBird ( Corey Callaghan)

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Ocyphaps lophotes | Coenraad Jacob Temminck

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[2774/11080] Crested pigeon - Ocyphaps lophotes

Order: Columbiformes (pigeons and doves) Family: Columbidae

Photo credit: Richard Simmonds via Macaulay Library

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Crested Pigeons (Ocyphaps lophotes), family Columbidae, order Columbiformes, Australia

photograph by Jan Wegener

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Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes) in Australia by Chris Watson.

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[ID: in the first photo, the Tambourine dove sits in grass. it is brown and white, with black wing-spots. the Crested pigeon, pale grey-brown, with purple wing feathers and black and white tail fathers. blurry background]

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BOTD: Crested Pigeon

^image credit: Lip Kee Yap, Wikipedia

Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)

The Crested Pigeon is found mainly throughout mainland Australia, except for the far northern areas. They breed all year round, however it is more common in the warmer months. Their nest consists of a relatively basic platform of twigs. Pictured in the image is a male doing his mating display.

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The crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes) is a bird found widely throughout mainland Australia except for the far northern tropical areas. Their most distinctive behaviour is the beating and whistling sound their wings make when they take off.

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Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)

© Samuel Burckhardt

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Crested Pigeon

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Gruiformes: Porphyrio melanotus

Gruiformes: Gallinula tenebrosa

Anseriformes: Anser anser domesticus × anser cygnoides domesticus

Anseriformes: Chenonetta jubata

Gruiformes: Gallinula tenebrosa

Gruiformes: Fulica atra, note the wacky feet

Anseriformes: Anas superciliosa ssp. superciliosa

Charadriiformes: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

Columbiformes: Ocyphaps lophotes

Various southern bird life, and some GIF footage.

25/03/23 - Aves spp. - Wollongong, urban botanical garden

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Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)

© Steve Decker

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Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)

© Ken Tay

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Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)

© Brian Sullivan