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Topknot Pigeon photographed at Walkabout Creek, Brisbane Forest Park.
Image by ozwildlife - Some rights reserved.
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TOPKNOT PIGEON FACTS |
Description
The Topknot Pigeon is a large grey pigeon with prominent dark floppy crest.
Other Names
Flock Pigeon
Size
A large pigeon with distinctive floppy crest
Habitat
rainforests, eucalypt forests
Food
seeds, fruit, berries, small insects
Breeding
platform of twigs high in tree. 1 large oval cream egg
Range
coastal eastern Australia from Cape York to southern NSW
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Columbiformes | | Family: | Columbidae | | Genus: | Lopholaimus | | Species: | antarcticus | | Common Name: | Topknot Pigeon |
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