Ruddy cuckoo dove

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Kingdom Animalia Order Columbiformes Genus Macropygia Higher classification Macropygia		Phylum Chordata Family Columbidae Scientific name Macropygia emiliana Rank Species

Similar Macropygia, Andaman cuckoo‑dove, New Britain bronzewing, Mackinlay's cuckoo‑dove, Crested cuckoo‑dove

The ruddy cuckoo-dove (Macropygia emiliana) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was split from the slender-billed cuckoo-dove in 2003 and is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. It has two remaining sub-species:

Ruddy cuckoo-dove Oriental Bird Club Image Database Ruddy Cuckoo Dove Macropygia

M. e. emiliana Bonaparte, 1854 - Java to western Lesser Sunda Islands

M. e. megala Siebers, 1929 - Kangean Islands

Ruddy cuckoo-dove Ruddy CuckooDove Lesser Sunda Islands Bird images from foreign

Five former subspecies of the ruddy cuckoo-dove were reassigned by the IOU in 2016:

M. e. cinnamomea Salvadori, 1892 - Enggano Island was split from the ruddy cuckoo-dove as the Enggano cuckoo-dove.

M. e. borneensis Robinson & Kloss, 1921 - northern Borneo is now provisionally considered a subspecies of the Philippine cuckoo-dove (Macropygia tenuirostris borneensis).

M. e. modiglianii Salvadori, 1887 - western Sumatran islands is now considered a subspecies of the Barusan cuckoo-dove.

M. e. elassa Oberholser, 1912 - Mentawai Islands is now considered a subspecies of the Barusan cuckoo-dove.

M. e. hypopercna Oberholser, 1912 - Simeulue Island is now considered a subspecies of the Barusan cuckoo-dove.

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Ruddy cuckoo-dove Macropygia emiliana Indonesientaube Ruddy cuckoodove by Kowari

References

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