COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Lopholaimus antarcticus  

Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus)
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© Vik Dunis 2014
Eungella National Park, QLD (Sep, 2014)
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A Topknot Pigeon feeding on the berries of a rainforest tree while nearby, Eungella Honeyeaters hawked for insects.

Topknot Pigeons are entirely arboreal and completely frugivorous (fruit-eating).*


*Boles, Walter E; Edden, Robert (1990). Birds of Australian Rainforests. The Currawong Press, p.39.

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