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Subspecies M. m. longa
Photo © by tony.saw
Tanahjampea, Lesser Sundas, Indonesia, 12 October 2022

Macropygia macassariensis

Identification

Smaller than Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Distribution

Tanakeke and Salayar islands, Sulawesi. South East Asia: Indonesia: Greater Sundas.

Taxonomy

Formerly included in Dusky Cuckoo-Dove.

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• M. m. macassariensis:

• South-western Sulawesi province: Benteng, Tanakeke and Salayar islands

• M. m. longa:

• Eastern Lesser Sundas (Tanahjampea and Kalatoa)

Behaviour

A shy bird.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
3. Avibase
4. Wikipedia
5. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Flores_Sea_Cuckoo-Dove

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