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Topknot pigeon

Lopholaimus antarcticus (Shaw, 1794)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The topknot pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 472 g to 522 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Topknot pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus)
Photo: TonyCastro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the topknot pigeon

Weight
472 g – 522 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the topknot pigeon live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The topknot pigeon is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the topknot pigeon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The topknot pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus) is a pigeon native to eastern Australia.

From the Wikipedia article “Topknot pigeon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Topknot_pigeon&oldid=1364034701), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the topknot pigeon endangered?

The topknot pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the topknot pigeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusLopholaimus
  7. SpeciesLopholaimus antarcticus (Shaw, 1794)

Synonyms Columba antarctica, Columba dilopha, Lopholaimus antarcticus antarcticus

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Flock pigeonEnglish
  • حمام السربArabic
  • حمام ذو القنزعهArabic
  • colom bicrestatCatalan
  • holub australskýCzech
  • holub hnědochocholatýCzech
  • colomen gopog AwstraliaWelsh
  • ParykdueDanish
  • HaubenfruchttaubeGerman
  • Hauben-FruchttaubeGerman
  • dukresta kolomboEsperanto
  • Nodoverta kolomboEsperanto
  • Paloma bicrestadaSpanish
  • paruktuviEstonian
  • nutturakyyhkyFinnish
  • Carpophage à double huppeFrench
  • ćubasta voćaricaCroatian
  • kontyos gyümölcsgalambHungarian
  • Piccione doppiacrestaItalian
  • カミカザリバトJapanese
  • kuoduotasis karvelis vaislesysLithuanian
  • KnoedelduifDutch
  • parykkdueNorwegian
  • siwiecPolish
  • pombo-de-coquePortuguese
  • pombo-de-cabeleiraPortuguese
  • Чубатый плодовый голубьRussian
  • Чубатый плодоядный голубьRussian
  • plodožer parochňovýSlovak
  • Dvoćubi golubSerbian
  • perukduvaSwedish
  • Başlıklı GüvercinTurkish
  • пінон чубатийUkrainian
  • 髻鳩Chinese
  • 髻鸠Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the topknot pigeon

Other species in the same family Columbidae.

LC, Least Concern
Rock dove (Columba livia)

Rock dove

Columba livia

Columbidae

EX, Extinct
Dodo (Raphus cucullatus)

Dodo

Raphus cucullatus

Columbidae

LC, Least Concern
Stock dove (Columba oenas)

Stock dove

Columba oenas

Columbidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the topknot pigeon?

An adult topknot pigeon weighs 472 g – 522 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the topknot pigeon live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the topknot pigeon for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the topknot pigeon endangered?

The topknot pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the topknot pigeon?

The topknot pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Topknot pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/topknot-pigeon

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{topknot_pigeon_2026,
  title = {Topknot pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/topknot-pigeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}