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*Body dark bluish-slate, head and underparts rather paler | *Body dark bluish-slate, head and underparts rather paler | ||
*Long wings and tail almost black | *Long wings and tail almost black | ||
| − | *Greenish iridescence on crown, nape, neck, breast and upper mantle | + | *Greenish [[Dictionary A-F#D|iridescence]] on crown, nape, neck, breast and upper mantle |
*Yellow orbital skin. | *Yellow orbital skin. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | South-east [[Asia]]: [[Indonesia]], eastern [[Lesser Sundas]] (Timor and Wetar) |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Monotypic | + | Monotypic<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Primary and tall secondary monsoon-forest, vine thickets, thickly vegetated gullies and eucalyptus woodland with dense understorey, from sea-level to 1,770 m. | Primary and tall secondary monsoon-forest, vine thickets, thickly vegetated gullies and eucalyptus woodland with dense understorey, from sea-level to 1,770 m. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
The diet includes fruit. | The diet includes fruit. | ||
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| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #BirdLife International | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Turacoena+modesta}} | {{GSearch|Turacoena+modesta}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=678&Bird_Image_ID=3321&Bird_Family_ID=91 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=678&Bird_Image_ID=3321&Bird_Family_ID=91 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Turacoena]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Turacoena]] | ||
Revision as of 23:20, 3 November 2009
Alternative name: Slaty Cuckoo-Dove
- Turacoena modesta
Identification
- 38.5 cm
- Body dark bluish-slate, head and underparts rather paler
- Long wings and tail almost black
- Greenish iridescence on crown, nape, neck, breast and upper mantle
- Yellow orbital skin.
Distribution
South-east Asia: Indonesia, eastern Lesser Sundas (Timor and Wetar)
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
Primary and tall secondary monsoon-forest, vine thickets, thickly vegetated gullies and eucalyptus woodland with dense understorey, from sea-level to 1,770 m.
Behaviour
The diet includes fruit.
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
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Cuckoo-Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Cuckoo-Dove
