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Crested Pigeon

Ocyphaps lophotes
Family
Pigeons and Doves
Order
Columbiformes
Codes
crepig1, CRPI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderColumbiformes
FamilyPigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
SpeciesOcyphaps lophotes
Codescrepig1, CRPI
Identification

The Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes) is a member of the Pigeons and Doves family within the order Columbiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code crepig1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Hill Pigeon
Columba rupestris
Snow Pigeon
Columba leuconota
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
White-collared Pigeon
Columba albitorques
Stock Dove
Columba oenas
Crested Pigeon photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Ocyphaps lophotes

Family: Pigeons and Doves

Order: Columbiformes

eBird Code: crepig1