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Mackinlay's cuckoo dove

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Macropygia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Columbidae

Scientific name
  
Macropygia mackinlayi

Higher classification
  
Macropygia

Order
  
Columbiformes

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Similar
  
Crested cuckoo‑dove, New Britain bronzewing, Andaman cuckoo‑dove, Pied cuckoo‑dove, Yungas dove

Mackinlay's cuckoo-dove (Macropygia mackinlayi), also known as the spot-breasted cuckoo-dove, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. The species is named after Archibald Mackinlay (1850–1924), a Scottish naturalist.

References

Mackinlay's cuckoo-dove Wikipedia