Barred Cuckoo-Dove

Barred Cuckoo-DoveThe Barred Cuckoo-Dove is a long-tailed dove ranging from the western Himalayas through Southeast Asia. In Hong Kong it is recorded as a winter visitor and passage migrant to well-wooded areas.What does it look like?The male has a pinkish-gray head and a long tail densely barred with rufous. The duller female has fine dark bars on the head and throat.How does it live?The Barred Cuckoo-Dove is a long-tailed dove ranging from the western Himalayas through Southeast Asia. In Hong Kong it is recorded as a winter visitor and passage migrant to well-wooded areas.In Hong Kong records, it may perch quietly for long periods in concealed canopy positions and feed in fruiting trees.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.A survey at Tuensang market in Nagaland, northeastern India, recorded 21 Barred Cuckoo-Doves between May 2009 and April 2010.