Crested Pigeon

Where to see

Crested Pigeon

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Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Crested Pigeon during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~70%
2 Hattah-Kulkyne National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~50%
3 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~50%
4 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
5 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
6 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Crested Pigeon?

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

In Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Pigeon sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Crested Pigeon?

Hattah-Kulkyne National Park and more

After Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Crested Pigeon are in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (Australia, about 50%), Ningaloo Marine Park (Australia, about 50%) and Cape Range (Australia, about 40%).

When is the best time to see a Crested Pigeon?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are June in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (about 90%), January–April, June and November in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (about 50%) and May–August and October–November in Ningaloo Marine Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Crested Pigeon on a given day. Each park's Crested Pigeon page has the full month-by-month chart.