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 LC    Barred Cuckoo-Dove* Id (Atlas):
    Macropygia unchall

Description (10)
Image of Barred Cuckoo-Dove (Female)
 

Other Names (World)
Barred Cuckoo-Dove, Bar-tailed Cuckoo-dove, Long-tailed Cuckoo-dove, Large Cuckoo-dove, Larger Indian Cuckoo-dove, Larger Malay Cuckoo-dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
38 - 41 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wagler, 1827)

Habitat
Subtropical rainforest on montane slopes.

Range (Guide)
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (mainland), India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in small flocks.

Voice
A prolonged series of slightly rising coos, 'huwuuuu'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (47)...)

 
Barred Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia unchall) [XC399337]
     by Frank Lambert from Kechuperi, West Sikkim, Sikkim, India (call)

 
Barred Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia unchall) [XC241617]
     by Joli Borah from Mount Kerinci, West Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

  • tusalia (Blyth, 1843)   -  Himalayas from Kashmir and Garhwal east to Assam, Sichuan and south-western Yunnan, and southern in hills of Myanmar to Shan States.
  • minor Swinhoe, 1870   -  Mountains of south-eastern China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan) south to central Vietnam (Annam), Laos and northern Thailand.
  • unchall (Wagler, 1827)   -  Montane areas of Malay Peninsula, through Sumatra and Java to Bali, Lombok and Flores.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Barred Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia unchall) - 10 files


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