#topknot Pigeon

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[ID: two imaged of pigeons in trees. the Kererū is iridescent green blue and pink with a white chest, the Topknot pigeon is grey and black with a bright orange crest on its head]

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Skies go boom

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A new variant has been added!

Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus) © Rolf Lawrenz

It hatches from broad, dark, high, large, other, pale, solid, and unique eggs.

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what are some ways to describe people other than eye and hair color

I am assuming you are looking for physical descriptors. Here are some examples. I may just make a different post on psychological descriptors.

Arms: Long, Muscular, Pudgy, Short, Skinny, Thin

Back: Bent, Hunched, Ramrod Straight, Rounded

Build: Anorexic, Athletic, Beefy, Brawny, Burly, Chubby, Coltish, Compact, Fat, Gangly, Gaunt, Gawky, Haggard, Heavy-set, Herculean, Husky, Lanky, Lithe, Muscular, Obese, Overweight, Petite, Rangy, Reed-like, Scrawny, Skinny, Slender, Slight, Solid, Spindly, Statuesque, Stocky, Strapping, Sylphlike, Taut, Thickset, Thin, Trim, Underweight, Voluptuous, Well-built, Willowy, Withered

Cheeks: Blushing, Bold, Curved, Dimpled, Bold, Curved, Dimpled, Disturbed, Glorious, Glowing, Hairless, High (cheekbones), Hollow, Honey, Livid, Pale, Pallid, Pink, Plump, Puffy, Radiant, Reddened, Rosy, Rounded, Ruddy, Shining, Smooth, Soft, Sun-burnt, Sun-bronzed, Sunken, Sun-tanned, Tanned, Tearful, White

Chin: Angular, Bony, Bumpy, Chiseled, Defined, Doughy, Firm, Protruding, Round, Smooth, Soft, Square, Strong

Ears: Jug-like, Large, Protruding, Tiny

Eyebrows: Arching, Bushy, Emphasized, Near, Spaced, Thick, Thin

Eyelashes: Artificial, Beaded, Beautiful, Blinking, Dark, Dark-fringed, Dense, Dusky, Heavily-fringed, Long, Mascaraed, Sandy, Sooty, Sopping, Tear-drenched, Thick, Uplifted

Eyes: Almond-shaped, Bright, Bulging, Expressive, Frightened, Gentle, Languishing, Little, Luminous, Made-up, Round, Shining, Shortsighted, Smart, Stunned, Thin, Wide, Woeful

Face: Baby, Blood-stained, Bold, Chiseled, Contorted, Dead, Expressionless, Fair, Familiar, Fierce, Flat, Frightened, Furrowed, Honest, Indifferent, Little, Pale, Poker, Pretty, Radiant, Rough, Ruddy, Sallow, Square, Stained, Swollen, Trim, Weather-beaten, Wry

Feet: Athlete's, Big, Flat, Pigeon-toed, Small, Sore, Stinky, Stubby, Swollen

Fingers: Gnarled, Long, Short, Stubby

Finger Nails: Bitten, Broken, Claw-like, Dirty, Hooked, Long, Painted, Sharp, Talon-like

Hair: Afro, Bald, Beehive, Braided, Bristles, Bun, Chignon, Coiffure, Combed, Corkscrew, Corn rows, Cowlicked, Crew cut, Curly, Disarrayed, Disheveled, Dreadlocks, Dry, Flattop, Flecked, French braid, French twist, Fringe, Greasy, Grizzled, Knotted, Layered, Locks, Matted, Messed up, Mohawk, Mussy, Muttonchops, Neat, Oily, Page boy, Perm, Pigtails, Plait, Pompadour, Ponytail, Ragged, Receding, Ringlets, Ruffled, Shaggy, Shorn, Shoulder-length, Skinhead, Spiky, Split-ended, Straight, Tangled, Thick, Thinning, Tidy, Topknot, Tousled, Twisted, Uncombed, Unshorn, Untidy, Wavy, Wiry, Wisps

Hand: Big, Elegant, Small

Height: Big, Knee-high, Medium, Short, Shoulder-high, Sky-high, Small, Tall, Towering, Waist-high

Legs: Amputated, Bandy, Bony, Bowed, Brawny, Bulging, Fluted, Gartered, Gouty, Graceful, Hacked, Hairy, Jagged, Knotted, Leaden, Long, Lower, Muscular, Pitiful, Rickety, Shapely, Shivering, Short, Sinewy, Slender, Slim, Spindle, Stockinged, Sturdy, Thin, Thread-like, Tinder, Tiny, Toothsome, Tree trunks

Lips: Blue, Cracked, Cupid's Bow, Downturned, Dry, Fat, Full, Grim, Large, Luscious, Parched, Parted, Red, Ruby, Small, Smiling, Thin, Wet

Mouth: Arch, Ascetic, Baby, Cavernous, Churning, Compressed, Cooing, Coral, Cracked, Cruel, Delicate, Dumpled, Distended, Dry, Fine, Firm, Frothy, Full, Funnel-shaped, Gaping, Grim, Handsome, Hungry, Insistent, Irritable, Large, Luscious, Munching, Musty, Perilous, Puckered, Querulous, Relaxed, Resolute, Sardonic, Sensuous, Serious, Slobbering, Small, Sulky, Sweet, Tender, Thin, Wide, Winsome, Wrinkled, Yawning

Neck: Bullnecked, Elegant, Long, Short, Swan-like, Thick

Palm: Broad, Oval, Rectangular, Square

Skin: Acned, Alabaster, Albino, Apricot, Black, Blemished, Blistered, Blooming, Blotchy, Blushing, Bronzed, Cadaverous, Calloused, Caramel, Clear, Craggy, Cream, Ebony, Fair, Flush, Freckled, Glowing, Greasy, Ivory, Jaundiced, Leathery, Lily-white, Lined, Milky, Mottled, Nut-brown, Olive, Pale, Pallid, Pasty, Peeling, Pimpled, Pink, Pitted, Pockmarked, Red, Rosy, Rough, Ruddy, Russet, Sallow, Scabby, Scarred, Smooth, Splotchy, Spotty, Sun-burnt, Tan, Wan, Waxen, White, Wrinkled, Yellow

Stomach: Bulging, Distended, Empty, Firm, Flabby, Flat, Heroic, Hollow, Lean, Paunchy, Protruding, Unbounded

Teeth: Artificial, Black, Blunted, Buck, Canine, Chattering, Clenched, Clinched, Compressed, Crooked, Dagger-like, Dazzling, Decayed, Deciduous, Extracted, False teeth, Feeble, Ferocious, Filed, Flashing, Fluoridated, Foam-laced, Fractured, Gap-toothed, Gleaming, Glistening, Glittering, Gnashing, Goofy, Grinding, Hooked, Horrid, Ivory, Jagged, Lacquered, Large, Milky, Mottled, Neglected, Pearly, Perfect, Pretty, Protruding, Razor-like, Sharp, Shining, Short, Small, Snowy, Sore, Spaced, Straight, Sweet tooth, Tender, Tiny, Toothless, Toothy, Ugly, Unrelenting, White, Wisdom, Wolfish, Yellow

Hope this helps! If it does, do tag me or send me a link to your writing. I'd love to read your work.

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topknot pigeon (lopholaimus antarcticus)

OH FUCK YEAH WHAT A HAIRDO!! LOVE THIS GUY!!! WOOHOO!!!

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Nirvana in Fire Rewatch Episode Fifteen

Events:

The Emperor tells Xia Dong and Xia Chun to look into the eunuch murder. They conclude the culprit was an elite jianghu swordmaster, and Xia Dong suspects Xie Yu is behind it.

Banruo advises Prince Yu to curry favour with Meng Zhi by begging leniency from the Emperor on his behalf. MCS, and Xie Yu, point out that this is a bad idea because the Emperor will not welcome an alliance between Prince Yu and Meng Zhi. Banruo is pissed.

A pigeon comes from Lin Chen to say he's succeeded in Southern Chu.

Jingrui catches his Zhuo brother out late at night and is suspicious.

Shen Zhui visits Jingyan, who tells him to be careful of his personal safety; at the same time, Xie Yu is telling the Zhuo to target Shen Zhui.

A fire is set in the Palace; the Empress gets told off for carelessness and later has a bunch of servants flogged to death for minor offences.

Gong Yu tries to visit MCS again.

Jingrui shows off his sword moves to MCS and Yujin. MCS gets a birthday party invitation.

Names and titles:

MCS and Li Gang discuss Lin Chen referring to him as Lin-da-gongzi.

Consort Yue is a guifei again.

Jingrui and brother Zhuo both refer to Liyang as muqin.

Characters:

Banruo has enough status in Prince Yu's household to receive guests.

MCS ignores Banruo deliberately to put her back up.

When Xia Dong and Xia Chun are summoned before the Emperor, Xia Chun does the talking.

Meng Zhi is not stoic about injuries.

Xie Yu lies to the Zhuo to make Shen Zhui look like a legitimate target.

Shisan-xiansheng is a musician.

FL watches Jingrui's sword practice and isn't impressed, though he was memorising the moves.

Yujin's birthday is the Double Seven festival.

Gong Yu is supposed to be clever but she makes a completely fool of herself. Are we supposed to find her sentiment admirable, or is she just pathetic?

Costumes:

In bed, Meng Zhi's topknot is wound with a leather thong; the Emperor's with gold string.

When got up in the middle of the night, the court ladies dress in splendid robes but very simple hairstyles.

For his sword practice Jingrui takes off his sleeveless overrobe.

Time and place:

The Empress was married when she was 16.

It's less than ten days travel to Fenzuo where the Zhuo live. Usually they stay in the capital from New Year to mid-4th month. This year they're staying longer because Xie Qi is due to give birth in the 5th month.

Jingrui's birthday is the 12th day of the 4th month, and he will turn 25. That makes him about 5 or 6 years younger than MCS.

[ultramaga]

My experience with them is that they are more pleasant than a standard pigeon, but not as bright.

Every time I go downstairs to the laundry room, this pigeon tries to seduce me.

[cbh2082]

Workshop Programmes: Wood craving artifacts

1. Flying foxes

2. Topknot pigeon

3. Blackbean (Moreton bay chestnut)

4. Giant figs

5. Tulipwood fruit

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Reference:

Flying-foxes. (2021). Brisbane City Council. Retrieved from https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/clean-and-green/natural-environment-and-water/biodiversity-in-brisbane/wildlife-in-brisbane/living-with-wildlife/flying-foxes

Topknot Pigeon - The Australian Museum. (n.d.). Australian Museum. Retrieved from https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/topknot-pigeon/

Kerkhove. R. (2021). Northshore Indigenous History https://canvas.qut.edu.au/courses/14823/files/2172393?verifier=bzyxfFcVlLb0oHlaQfTLtreNy4gYlBR67wcBPkxd&wrap=1

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Animal of the Day!

Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus)

(Photo by David Ongley)

Conservation Status- Least Concern

Habitat- Australia

Size (Weight/Length)- 46 cm

Diet- Fruits

Cool Facts- The topknot pigeon is named for its red plumage on the back of its head, resembling a topknot style of hair. Living in small flocks, topknot pigeons are sometimes called flying pigs for their guttural and squealing call. These pigeons eat exclusively fruits and stay far away from human settlements. They help to spread seeds across miles of rainforest, helping the fight against habitat destruction. During the summer, topknot pigeons build large nests out of eucalyptus branches while laying only a single egg. Both male and female pigeons help in incubating the egg and rearing the chick.

Rating- 12/10 (Will hang upside down to eat fruit, beating their wings frantically.)

Requested by @captain-birdbeard

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Topknot pigeon

Wollongong, NSW 2022

[columbidaecontest]

!!!ROUND!!! 1!!!! POLL!!!! 175!!!!

[ID: two photos os pigeons in trees. the Topknot pigeon has a grey body with a bright orange crest on its head. the Sombre pigeon has a grey body with darker wings]

I wonder if pigeons know they are dinosaurs. probably not.

the Topknot pigeon has some cool hair! the Sombre pigeon looks a bit like a cryptid in some of it's photos!

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Fancy fluffy

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A new variant has been added!

Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus) © Jenny

It hatches from broad, dark, high, large, other, pale, solid, and unique eggs.

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Punk rules

Crested (or Topknot) pigeon

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Lopholaimus antarcticus

By Tony Castro, CC BY-SA 4.0

Etymology: Tuft Throat

First Described By: Gould, 1841

Classification: Dinosauromorpha, Dinosauriformes, Dracohors, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Eusaurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Averostra, Tetanurae, Orionides, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoromorpha, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Pennaraptora, Paraves, Eumaniraptora, Averaptora, Avialae, Euavialae, Avebrevicauda, Pygostaylia, Ornithothoraces, Euornithes, Ornithuromorpha, Ornithurae, Neornithes, Neognathae, Neoaves, Columbaves, Columbimorphae, Columbiformes, Columbidae, Raphinae, Ptilinopini

Status: Extant, Least Concern

Time and Place: Within the last 10,000 years; in the Holocene epoch of the Quaternary period 

The Topknot Pigeon, Lopholaimus, is known almost entirely from the eastern coast of Australia 

Physical Description: The Topknot Pigeon is a large bird, about 45 centimeters long, about a foot longer than the common Rock Pigeon. This is mainly due to an extremely long tail; in general, this is a very display-focused pigeon, with a distinctive crown of red feathers extending from the back of the head down towards the neck, in addition to a ring of red around the eyes, a red beak, and a stripe across the tail feathers. In general it is grey and black in color. It also has puffy feathers along the neck, though this is fairly common as far as pigeons go. Interestingly enough, the feathers themselves have pale fringes, rather than dark ones, which gives the Topknot Pigeon a deceptively scaly appearance. Both of the sexes are alike.

Diet: The Topknot Pigeon mainly eats on fruit, especially berries and smaller fruits that aren’t longer than about an inch. It especially enjoys fruits from palms, laurels, mulberries and figs, citruses, and myrtles. They feed mainly in the tree canopy, though they do extend into the understory and brush; they climb among branches and even hang upside-down to reach fruit.

Behavior: These birds form large feeding flocks, which are easily located due to their loud flapping and the sound of fruit falling from the trees. Despite this, they aren’t actually very loud, though they will make low, short croaks much like a dog’s barking. This species is nomadic, moving across large areas to find food - they’ll form flocks mainly of convenience, with large groups gathering together in reaction to fruiting flocks. These flocks become somewhat less cohesive during the breeding season, when they fly back and forth between roosting and feeding areas.

The Topknot Pigeon mainly breeds in the spring and early summer over a long period, with eggs visible in nests anywhere from June to December. They nest very high in trees, as much as 9 stories high, though they do sometimes nest lower to the ground. THey make large nests, with one white egg at a time. The chicks are altricial - meaning, entirely dependant on the parents for help until old enough to care for itself. Both parents aid in incubation, though their breeding behavior is poorly known and rarely observed.

Ecosystem: The Topknot Pigeon mainly lives in rainforests and other wet forests, as well as open forests. They can be found in coastal forest and agricultural areas. They mainly roost in canopy trees and other high spots.

Other: This bird is currently not threatened with extinction, with a population known of over 70,000 birds.

~ By Meig Dickson

Sources under the cut 

Baptista, L.F., Trail, P.W., Horblit, H.M. & Boesman, P. 2018. Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Jobling, J. A. 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Christopher Helm Publishing, A&C Black Publishers Ltd, London.

[todaysbird]

bird of the day: the topknot pigeon

the topknot pigeon is a large pigeon native to australia. they are distinct from other species by their unusual curled crest.

male and female topknot pigeons are almost identical. however, the ‘topknot’ on females is less pronounced.

topknot pigeons feed off of fruits, berries, seeds, and occasionally insects. their population numbers declined for a time, but have bounced back with the spread of a ‘weed’ fruit tree throughout australia.

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