Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Included in Geophaps by some authors, and may be closely allied to G. plumifera. Subspecific differences slight, and may prove to be clinal. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
204 g |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common to abundant (Gibbs et al. 2001). The population is suspected to be increasing as ongoing habitat degradation is creating new areas of suitable habitat.
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be increasing as ongoing habitat degradation is creating new areas of suitable habitat.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/crested-pigeon-ocyphaps-lophotes on 25/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 25/12/2024.