Crested pigeons are usually
seen in small groups at dawn or dusk, drinking at water
holes or stock dams. They usually spend the rest of the day
roosting in acacias or or foraging under them for seeds.
When disturbed they arise upwards with a loud wing whirr and
fly swiftly with a series of rapid wing beats interspersed
with periods of gliding on spread wings.
Distribution of the Crested pigeon in Australia.