Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
Crested Pigeon, Mildura, Victoria, Australia, February 2006 - click for larger image Australia

Originally a bird of dry wooded grassland in the interior, the Crested Pigeon has benefited by the spread of agriculture and habitation and is now found throughout Australia except in the driest deserts and the densest forests.

Crested Pigeon, Mildura, Victoria, Australia, February 2006 - click for larger image The slender black crest is the dominant feature but, in the right light the iridescent bronze, green and purple on the secondary coverts and secondaries are equally spectacular.

Its bowing display and general sexual behaviour are similar to other pigeons in the Bronzewing group.

Crested Pigeon, Mildura, Victoria, Australia, February 2006 - click for larger image There is more information available via Avibase.
Crested Pigeon, Mildura, Victoria, Australia, February 2006 - click for larger image
Crested Pigeon, Mildura, Victoria, Australia, February 2006 - click for larger image
Crested Pigeon, Kuranda, Queensland, Australia, November 2010 - click for larger image
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