Topknot Pigeon

The birds are big, with length varying from 40 to 46 centimetres . It has a pale grey breast, dark grey wings and a slaty-black tail with one light grey band. The beak is red-brown. The pigeon also has a flattened, wide and sweptback crest of feathers that commences at the beak to the nape of the neck. The crest consists of grey feathers at the front and brown-red feathers at the back. The juveniles are plainer in appearance with a brown bill. The tail band is less defined in the immature.

The Topknot Pigeon is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus) is a pigeon native to Australia. It is also known by the name of "Flock Pigeon". The birds are big, with length varying from 40 to 46 centimetres (16 to 18.4 inches). It has a pale grey breast, dark grey wings and a slaty-black tail with one light grey band. The beak is red-brown. The pigeon also has a flattened, wide and sweptback crest of feathers that commences at the beak to the nape of the neck. More

Topknot Pigeon Size: 40-60cm Habitat: Found down the East coast of Australia, this Pigeon inhabits rainforest and the surrounding woodlands. Diet consists of native fruits. Notes: Grey bird with grey crest and orange nape, red bill and eyes, black tail with grey band. Breeds Winter-Spring. For more information on Topknot Pigeon see references. Images have been uploaded in low resolution for storage efficiency, ( they do not reflect the true image quality). Original images are high quality photographic files. More

The Topknot Pigeon is generally found in groups that can number in the hundreds. They are strong fliers and are often spotted over rainforests and valleys but are also are found around palm trees, figs, eucalyptus forests and woodlands. They are completely arboreal - which means they spend large amounts of time in trees or bushes. The birds tend to feed on fruits in canopy and often rest on trees above the canopy. More

The Topknot Pigeon is a large and very unique bird now flocking in large numbers in our region. It is much bigger than the Crested Pigeon which is often mistaken for. The Topknot pigeons have an unmistakable crest on their head which resembles a large lock of dusty red hair that it uses in its mating displays. The male and female are very similar in description and are approximately 41cm long. More

The Topknot Pigeon is partial to a variety of rainforest fruits. More

Topknot Pigeon (front) and Pied Imperial-Pigeon (back) Topknot Pigeon (front) and Pied Imperial-Pigeon (back) Photo: J Bell © Australian Museum Topknot Pigeon, juvenile in native fig tree. Topknot Pigeon, juvenile in native fig tree. More

Topknot pigeons are a protected species in Australia. The birds are rarely heard but seem to produce soft, grumbling grunting noises. They commonly skirmish with each other and when skirmishing, they make short screech noises (akin to a pig). Breeding occurs from July to January, when nests are usually built in rainforest trees high above the ground. The nests consist of long and loose twigs. One egg is laid that is large and slightly glossy. More

The Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus) is a pigeon native to Australia. It is also known by the name of "Flock Pigeon". More

Feeding: The Topknot Pigeon is a nomadic species which seeks out fruiting trees, feeding high in the canopy. Figs and Native Tamarinds are favourites. Breeding/Nesting: Movement: Usually present in small to large flocks, often high over the rainforest. The Topknot is the only pigeon which flies high above the canopy. After feeding, it will often rest in the highest points of rainforest trees. For example, Brush Box trees which tower above the rainforest are favoured resting sites. More

The Topknot Pigeon is a large grey pigeon with a swept back crest that is grey in front and rusty red behind, giving the head an unique shape. It is darker grey above, with dark grey, rounded wings, and lighter grey below, with a pale tail band across the black tail. The eye and bill are red, and the bill has two large bluish-green bumps at the base. Females have a smaller, paler crest than males. More

the Topknot Pigeon is in fact a different species, Lopholaimus antarcticus. Behaviour - Their most distinctive behaviour is the beating and whistling sound their wings make when they take off. This is most likely to draw the attention of predators to birds on the wing, and away from any birds remaining on the ground and as an alarm call to other pigeons . More

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* Topknot Pigeon in the rain, Lamington NP, Queensland, Australia Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia Mark Andrews 10 February 2007 49 weeks ago 3. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Topknot Pigeon is classed as Ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Topknot Pigeon (1) Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia23/10/2007 Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia 23/10/2007 View all pictures of Topknot Pigeon View all pictures of Topknot Pigeon show section External Links (0) We currently have no More

topknot pigeon (erroneously, because a topknot pigeon is a different bird) Species: Ocyphaps lophotes Family: Columbidae Order: Columbiformes Size: Adult: 30-35 centimetres (12-14 inches) Identification: Ground-feeding pigeon whose colours seem to change with its surroundings. Bluish grey or light brown, with reddish-orange around eyes — more prominent in males. Small dark beak. More