Dusky Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia magna)

Other Names (World)
Dusky Cuckoo-Dove, Large Cuckoo-dove, Barred-necked Cuckoo-dove, Timor Cuckoo-Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
40 cm

First Described (Guide)
Wallace, 1864

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Timor-Leste (B) (NB).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A hooting, 3-note call.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (18)...)

Timor Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia magna) [XC116441]
by Colin Trainor from unspecified location on Timor,, Indonesia (song)

Timor Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia magna) [XC605571]
by id from Lore, East Timor (song)

Subspecies
May form superspecies with Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia amboinensis), Brown Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianella), Andaman Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia rufipennis), Philippine Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia tenuirostris) and Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia emiliana). All six sometimes considered conspecific.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

macassariensis Wallace, 1865 - South-western Sulawesi (possibly) and islands of Tana Keke and Salayar. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia macassariensis).
longa Meise, 1930 - Tanahjampea and Kalaotoa (south of Sulawesi). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia macassariensis).
magna Wallace, 1864 - Eastern Lesser Sundas, on Timor, Alor, Wetar, Romang, Kisar, Leti, Moa and Sermata.
timorlaoensis A. B. Meyer, 1884 - Tanimbar Is (Yamdena, Larat, Selaru).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Dusky Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia magna) - 9 files

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