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Top knot pigeon

Ocyphaps lophotes

Description:

About 330mm length. Sexes similar

Habitat:

Australia wide

Notes:

Also called crested pigeon

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4 Comments

hookgv
hookgv 12 years ago

See my notes @David22....he he

takmeng.wong
takmeng.wong 12 years ago

I love this pigeon, which I first saw in Adelaide a few years ago. There is a group of feathers on the wings that change colour depending on the angle at which you are viewing it. Probably a device to send signal to one another. Brilliant!

hookgv
hookgv 13 years ago

thx Emma and Michael

MichaelSze
MichaelSze 13 years ago

wow

i also find one in Hong Kong and upload already :)

so happy to see same bird in other country

hookgv
Spotted by
hookgv

2832, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Oct 10, 2010
Submitted on May 23, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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