crested pigeon

English

a crested pigeon

Noun

crested pigeon (plural crested pigeons)

1. (Australia) A pigeon with a crest, especially Ocyphaps lophotes, widespread throughout Australia. [from 19th c.]
   • 2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 223:

     A flock of crested pigeons flashed through the timber out in the day.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 冠鳩／冠鸠 (zh) (guānjiū)

• Gamilaraay: gulawuliil, gulawiliil

See also

• spinifex pigeon
• topknot pigeon

References

• crested pigeon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ocyphaps lophotes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ocyphaps lophotes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons