Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia nigrirostris)

Other Names (World)
Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove, Bar-tailed Cuckoo-dove, Lesser Bar-tailed Cuckoo-dove, Lesser Black-billed Cuckoo-dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
29 - 30 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvadori, 1875

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From sea-level - 2,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

New Guinea, offshore islands of Yapen and Karkar, larger islands of Bismarck Archipelago and Lihir Is, and D'Entrecasteaux Is (Goodenough, Fergusson).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia nigrirostris) [XC118789]
by Niels Poul Dreyer from Varirata National Park, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (song)

Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia nigrirostris) [XC118797]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Madang Province, Papua New Guinea (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Mackinlay's Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia mackinlayi) and Little Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia ruficeps).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia nigrirostris) - 10 files

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove

If you would like to read any articles about the Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove

If Birdpedia has no pictures of Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (2)

No Videos of Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove

If Birdpedia has no videos of Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)

Where can I observe this species?

Select an area (or leave blank) to see locations where this species has been recorded.

Area

All

Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location.

Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.

Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	GPS help

Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	Find GPS using Google Maps

Distance	Bearing
		Get Sample GPS readings

On What Field Trips was this species observed?

Select an area (or leave blank), and a date range, to see field trips on which this species has been recorded.

Area

All

From	To

Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	GPS help

Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or

Distance	Bearing
		Get Sample GPS readings

Latest Sightings for Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove