Crested Pigeon

Ocyphaps lophotes - Colombine longup

Systematics

Order
:
Columbiformes
Family
:
Columbidés
Genus
:
Ocyphaps
Species
:
lophotes

Descriptor

Temminck, 1822

Biometrics

Size
: 36 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 120 à 230 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Ocyphaps lophotes lophotes (ne, c, s and e Australia)
Ocyphaps lophotes whitlocki (nw Australia)

Foreign names

Colombine longup,
Paloma bronce crestada,
pombo-de-poupa,
Spitzschopftaube,
kontyos galamb,
Spitskuifduif,
Piccione crestato,
tofsduva,
Toppdue,
blyskavec chochlatý,
holub hnědochocholatý,
Australsk Topdue,
töyhtökyyhky,
colom bronzat crestat,
gołąbek długoczuby,
Хохлатый бронзовокрылый голубь,
レンジャクバト,
冠鸠,
冠鳩,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Freshwater Springs and Oases ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Ponds (below 8ha)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

Access to all images

Sources of information

Birds of Australia, Peter Rowland
Pigeons and Doves, David Gibbs, Eustace Barnes and John Cox
Vol. 3 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-Jordi Sargatal
BirdLife International, BirdLife International
Avibase, Lepage Denis
HBW Alive,
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest