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Topknot Pigeon

Lopholaimus antarcticus(Shaw, G, 1793)

English (US) Topknot Pigeon

The Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.

Range: coastal eastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland southward to eastern Victoria)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Lopholaimus antarcticus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Topknot Pigeon
Described by
(Shaw, G, 1793)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Columba Antarctica
Described by
(Shaw, G, 1793)
Type locality
No locality = New South Wales.
Original description
Zoology of New Holland 1 p.15 pl.5

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 350 species of the family Columbidae