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Macropygia (cuckoo-doves)

Synonyms: Maropygia

Wikipedia Abstract

Macropygia is a genus of bird in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae. The genus is one of three genera known as cuckoo-doves. They are long tailed, range between 27–45 cm in length and have brown plumage. The genus ranges from India and China through Indonesia and the Philippines to Vanuatu and Australia. It contains the following living species: Extinct species: \n* †Huahine cuckoo-dove (Macropygia arevarevauupa), from Huahine in the Society Islands of French Polynesia \n* †Marquesan cuckoo-dove (Macropygia heana) from the Marquesas Islands
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Species

Macropygia amboinensis (Brown Cuckoo-Dove) (Attributes)
Macropygia arevarevauupa (Huahine cuckoo-dove)
Macropygia cinnamomea (Enggano Cuckoo-Dove)
Macropygia doreya (Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove)
Macropygia emiliana (ruddy cuckoo-dove) (Attributes)
Macropygia heana (Marquesas cuckoo-dove)
Macropygia macassariensis (Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove)
Macropygia mackinlayi (Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove) (Attributes)
Macropygia magna (Bar-necked Cuckoo-Dove) (Attributes)
Macropygia modiglianii (Barusan Cuckoo-Dove)
Macropygia nigrirostris (Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove) (Attributes)
Macropygia phasianella (brown cuckoo-dove)
Macropygia ruficeps (Little Cuckoo-Dove) (Attributes)
Macropygia rufipennis (Andaman Cuckoo-Dove) (Attributes)
Macropygia tenuirostris (Philippine cuckoo-dove) (Attributes)
Macropygia timorlaoensis (Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove)
Macropygia unchall (Barred Cuckoo-Dove) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0