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Macropygia

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Kingdom
  
Scientific name
  
Macropygia

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Columbiformes

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Lower classifications
  
Amboyna cuckoo‑dove, Barred cuckoo‑dove, Little cuckoo‑dove, Philippine cuckoo‑dove, Ruddy cuckoo‑dove

Brown cuckoo dove macropygia phasianella


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.

Contents

It contains the following living species:

  • Barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall)
  • Andaman cuckoo-dove (Macropygia rufipennis)
  • Philippine cuckoo-dove (Macropygia tenuirostris)
  • Ruddy cuckoo-dove (Macropygia emiliana)
  • Enggano cuckoo-dove (Macropygia cinnamomea)
  • Barusan cuckoo-dove (Macropygia modiglianii)
  • Brown cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianella)
  • Amboyna cuckoo-dove (Macropygia amboinensis)
  • Sultan's cuckoo-dove (Macropygia doreya)
  • Timor cuckoo-dove (Macropygia magna)
  • Tanimbar cuckoo-dove (Macropygia timorlaoensis)
  • Flores Sea cuckoo-dove (Macropygia macassariensis)
  • Little cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps)
  • Bar-tailed cuckoo-dove (Macropygia nigrirostris)
  • MacKinlay's cuckoo-dove (Macropygia mackinlayi)
  • Extinct species:

  • Huahine cuckoo-dove (Macropygia arevarevauupa), from Huahine in the Society Islands of French Polynesia
  • †Marquesan cuckoo-dove (Macropygia heana) from the Marquesas Islands
  • Philippine cuckoo dove macropygia tenuirostris phaea


    References

    Macropygia Wikipedia