Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes).
Taken at Kurrajong, NSW.
A stocky pigeon with a conspicuous thin black crest. Wavy black barred wing markings, and in certain lighting, bronzed green/purple wing patches edged in white. If startled, this pigeon takes to the air with a characteristic whistling flight, and glides with down turned wings. The whistling sound is produced by the air passing over a modified primary feather on the wing. Upon landing, the pigeon swings its tail high in the air.
Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes).
Taken at Kurrajong, NSW.
A stocky pigeon with a conspicuous thin black crest. Wavy black barred wing markings, and in certain lighting, bronzed green/purple wing patches edged in white. If startled, this pigeon takes to the air with a characteristic whistling flight, and glides with down turned wings. The whistling sound is produced by the air passing over a modified primary feather on the wing. Upon landing, the pigeon swings its tail high in the air.