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− | '''Alternative name: Slaty Cuckoo-Dove; Black Dove''' | + | [[Image:Black Cuckoo-Dovemh.JPG|thumb|450px|right|Photo © by {{user|Mark+Harper|Mark Harper}}<br />Naumatong, Wetar, [[Indonesia]], October, 2018]] |
+ | '''Alternative name: Slaty Cuckoo-Dove; Black Dove; Black Cuckoo Dove''' | ||
;[[:Category:Turacoena|Turacoena]] modesta | ;[[:Category:Turacoena|Turacoena]] modesta | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | *38.5 cm | + | *38.5 cm (15 in) |
− | *Body dark bluish-slate | + | *Body dark bluish-slate overall plumage; head and underparts rather paler |
*Long wings and tail almost black | *Long wings and tail almost black | ||
*Greenish [[Dictionary D-F#D|iridescence]] on crown, nape, neck, breast and upper mantle | *Greenish [[Dictionary D-F#D|iridescence]] on crown, nape, neck, breast and upper mantle | ||
− | *Yellow orbital skin | + | *Yellow orbital skin |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
South-east [[Asia]]: [[Indonesia]], eastern [[Lesser Sundas]] (Timor and Wetar) | South-east [[Asia]]: [[Indonesia]], eastern [[Lesser Sundas]] (Timor and Wetar) | ||
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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. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | The diet | + | The diet consists almost entirely of fruit. |
+ | ==Gallery== | ||
+ | Click on photo for larger image | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Image:Black_Cuckoo-Dove.jpg|Photo © by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />Camplong, west Timor, [[Indonesia]], August 2010 <!--EDITORS: this image does not appear in the Gallery--> | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase |
#BirdLife International | #BirdLife International | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Turacoena+modesta}} | {{GSearch|Turacoena+modesta}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Turacoena]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Turacoena]] |
Latest revision as of 16:08, 30 July 2023
Alternative name: Slaty Cuckoo-Dove; Black Dove; Black Cuckoo Dove
- Turacoena modesta
Identification
- 38.5 cm (15 in)
- Body dark bluish-slate overall plumage; 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
This is a monotypic species[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 consists almost entirely of fruit.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Photo © by James Eaton
Camplong, west Timor, Indonesia, August 2010
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.