Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusOcyphaps (Crested Pigeons)
- SpeciesOcyphaps lophotes (Crested Pigeon)
Closest Relatives at Nitmiluk National Park
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia placida
Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula spilorrhoa
Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon
Petrophassa rufipennis
Partridge Pigeon
Geophaps smithii
Spinifex Pigeon
Geophaps plumifera
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crested Pigeon in Nitmiluk National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Crested Pigeon sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Pigeon in Nitmiluk National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Crested Pigeon in Nitmiluk National Park in our monthly data.