Topknot pigeon
Lopholaimus antarcticus (Shaw, 1794)
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.

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.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the topknot pigeon?
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.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusLopholaimus
- 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
Relatives of the topknot pigeon
Other species in the same family Columbidae.

Rock dove
Columba livia

Dodo
Raphus cucullatus

Common wood pigeon
Columba palumbus

Eurasian collared dove
Streptopelia decaocto

European turtle dove
Streptopelia turtur

Stock dove
Columba oenas
CompareTopknot pigeon vs Rock doveTopknot pigeon vs DodoTopknot pigeon vs Common wood pigeonTopknot pigeon vs Eurasian collared dove
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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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