spinifex pigeon and topknot pigeon. And this one’s hardly the first beautiful bird to grace the skies. Who could forget New York City’s “hot duck,” a male mandarin duck who splashed onto ...

a posse of pointy-headed crested pigeons in a suburban park, or a flock of topknot pigeons feeding in a camphor laurel. Australia and its neighbouring islands are the global epicentre of pigeon ...