Listen to the Crested pigeon
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About the Crested pigeon
The Crested pigeon is a bird in the family Columbidae (order Columbiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Crested pigeon sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call, flight and flight call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
More from the family Columbidae
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Columba livia
Common wood pigeon
Columba palumbus
Eurasian collared dove
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European turtle dove
Streptopelia turtur
Stock dove
Columba oenas
Spotted dove
Spilopelia chinensis
Laughing dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
Mourning dove
Zenaida macroura
Kererū
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Nilgiri wood pigeon
Columba elphinstonii
Orange-breasted green pigeon
Treron bicinctus
Zebra dove
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Crested pigeon sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Crested pigeon on this page, including its call, flight and flight call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Crested pigeon endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Crested pigeon as “least concern”.
What family does the Crested pigeon belong to?
The Crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Cooya Pooya, Shire of Roebourne, Western Australia… by Peter Russell – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call, flight, flight call · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South… by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q167857 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Crested pigeon – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Charles J. Sharp – CC BY-SA 4.0