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;[[:Category:Macropygia|Macropygia]] unchall | ;[[:Category:Macropygia|Macropygia]] unchall | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 41 cm | + | 41 cm<br /> |
| − | + | *Upperparts barred black and chestnut | |
| + | *Iridescent green and violet neck | ||
| + | *Long tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[ | + | [[Asia]]: [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]]<br /> |
| − | + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Burma]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Lesser Sundas]] | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
There are 3 subspecies | There are 3 subspecies | ||
| − | * ''M. u. | + | *''M. u. tusalia'': |
| − | * ''M. u. minor'' | + | :*[[Himalayas]] (Kashmir to Assam, south-western [[China]] and [[Burma]]) |
| − | * ''M. u. | + | *''M. u. minor'': |
| − | + | :*Mountains of south-eastern [[China]] to [[Vietnam]], [[Laos]], northern [[Thailand]] and Hainan | |
| + | *''M. u. unchall'': | ||
| + | :*Mountains of [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], Lombok and Flores | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Boreal forest and moist lowland forests. | Boreal forest and moist lowland forests. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes fruits, seeds and berries. | The diet includes fruits, seeds and berries. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | The nest is a large platform of twigs; | + | The nest is a large platform of twigs; the single egg, which is slightly glossy or cream, sometimes has a small number of olive-yellow speckles and spots, is incubated for 16 days; the young fledging 19 days later. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Answers.com | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase |
| − | + | #Answers.com | |
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Macropygia+unchall}} | {{GSearch|Macropygia+unchall}} | ||
Revision as of 21:57, 7 September 2009
- Macropygia unchall
Identification
41 cm
- Upperparts barred black and chestnut
- Iridescent green and violet neck
- Long tail
Distribution
Asia: China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sundas
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 3 subspecies
- M. u. tusalia:
- M. u. minor:
- M. u. unchall:
- Mountains of Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Lombok and Flores
Habitat
Boreal forest and moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fruits, seeds and berries.
Breeding
The nest is a large platform of twigs; the single egg, which is slightly glossy or cream, sometimes has a small number of olive-yellow speckles and spots, is incubated for 16 days; the young fledging 19 days later.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Answers.com
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Barred Cuckoo-Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barred_Cuckoo-Dove
