Crested Pigeon
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Crested Pigeon

Ocyphaps lophotes

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Kakadu National Park
4 Verified records at Kakadu National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes) is a bird found widely throughout mainland Australia except for the far northern tropical areas. Only two Australian pigeon species possess an erect crest, the crested pigeon and the spinifex pigeon. The crested pigeon is the larger of the two species. The crested pigeon is sometimes referred to as a topknot pigeon, a common name shared with the reddish crested Lopholaimus antarcticus of Eastern Australia. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

Bar-shouldered Dove
LC

Bar-shouldered Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geopelia humeralis

70–80% · Very likely
Peaceful Dove
LC

Peaceful Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geopelia placida

60–70% · Likely
Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon
LC Endemic

Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrophassa rufipennis

20–30% · Possible
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
LC

Torresian Imperial-Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ducula spilorrhoa

10–20% · With luck
Black-banded Fruit-Dove
LC Endemic

Black-banded Fruit-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilinopus alligator

10–20% · With luck
Partridge Pigeon
LC Endemic

Partridge Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geophaps smithii

10–20% · With luck
Pacific Emerald Dove
LC

Pacific Emerald Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcophaps longirostris

10–20% · With luck
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
LC

Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilinopus regina

5–10% · With luck
Diamond Dove
LC Endemic

Diamond Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geopelia cuneata

5–10% · Rare
Common Bronzewing
LC Endemic

Common Bronzewing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaps chalcoptera

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Crested Pigeon at Kakadu National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
2 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
3 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
4 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
7 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
8 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
9 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
10 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
11 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
12 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
13 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
14 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
15 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
16 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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