Animalz

Macropygia

  • Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis

    A slender reddish-brown dove with different plumage in males and females, ranging from the Moluccas to the New Guinea region.

  • Enggano Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia cinnamomea

    This cuckoo-dove occurs on Enggano Island southwest of Sumatra. It has reddish-brown, scaly plumage and uses the middle and lower levels of forest.

  • Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia doreya

    A forest dove ranging from Sulawesi through the Moluccas to northwestern New Guinea. The account notes that some island populations may be treated as separate species.

  • Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia emiliana

    This dove has a rusty-brown body and a paler, yellowish head. It forages quietly in the middle and lower forest, eating fruits and seeds.

  • Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia macassariensis

    This cuckoo-dove occurs on islands of Indonesia. A 2016 study treats the Tanahjampea and Kalaotoa populations as subspecies longa and describes its plumage separately.

  • Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia mackinlayi

    This island-dwelling dove ranges from the Solomon Islands to Vanuatu. The nominate subspecies has rufous and grey color forms.

  • Barusan Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia modiglianii

    This cuckoo-dove occurs on the western Indonesian islands of Nias, Mentawai and Simeulue. A 2016 bioacoustic study lists forms from those three island groups separately.

  • Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia nigrirostris

    This brown dove has a long tail and a stout black bill. It is usually seen alone or in pairs at forest edges, but may gather at fruiting trees.

  • Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella

    The Brown Cuckoo-Dove has a long tail and lives in woodland and forest edges in eastern Australia, where it feeds on fruit and seeds.

  • Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps

    The Little Cuckoo-Dove has reddish-brown males and darker females. It uses the middle and upper canopy and is seen alone, in pairs, or in small groups.

  • Philippine Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia tenuirostris

    A long-tailed dove found on islands in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan.

  • Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia timorlaoensis

    A large, long-tailed dove restricted to the Tanimbar Islands. It uses lowland forest and woodland; males are boldly barred above and below.

  • Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia mackinlayi

    This island-dwelling dove ranges from the Solomon Islands to Vanuatu. The nominate subspecies has rufous and grey color forms.

  • Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis

    A slender reddish-brown dove with different plumage in males and females, ranging from the Moluccas to the New Guinea region.

  • Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps

    The Little Cuckoo-Dove has reddish-brown males and darker females. It uses the middle and upper canopy and is seen alone, in pairs, or in small groups.

  • Barred Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia unchall

    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.

  • Philippine Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia tenuirostris

    A long-tailed dove found on islands in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan.

  • Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella

    The Brown Cuckoo-Dove has a long tail and lives in woodland and forest edges in eastern Australia, where it feeds on fruit and seeds.

  • Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia emiliana

    This dove has a rusty-brown body and a paler, yellowish head. It forages quietly in the middle and lower forest, eating fruits and seeds.

  • Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia nigrirostris

    This brown dove has a long tail and a stout black bill. It is usually seen alone or in pairs at forest edges, but may gather at fruiting trees.

  • Enggano Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia cinnamomea

    This cuckoo-dove occurs on Enggano Island southwest of Sumatra. It has reddish-brown, scaly plumage and uses the middle and lower levels of forest.

  • Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia doreya

    A forest dove ranging from Sulawesi through the Moluccas to northwestern New Guinea. The account notes that some island populations may be treated as separate species.

  • Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia macassariensis

    This cuckoo-dove occurs on islands of Indonesia. A 2016 study treats the Tanahjampea and Kalaotoa populations as subspecies longa and describes its plumage separately.

  • Barusan Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia modiglianii

    This cuckoo-dove occurs on the western Indonesian islands of Nias, Mentawai and Simeulue. A 2016 bioacoustic study lists forms from those three island groups separately.