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Subspecies timorlaoensis
Photo by mehdhalaouate
Yamdena island, the Tanimbars, Indonesia, August 2006

Alternative name: Bar-necked Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia magna

Identification

Smaller than Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Distribution

Southeast Asia: found in Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, West Timor, Moluccas, Tanimbar Islands and East Timor.

Taxonomy

Subspecies magna
Photo by James Eaton
Soe, West Timor, Indonesia, July 2009

Subspecies^[1]

There are 4 subspecies:

• M. m. macassariensis:

• South-western Sulawesi, Tanakeke and Salayar islands

• M. m. longa:

• Eastern Lesser Sundas (Tanahjampea and Kalatoa)

• M. m. magna:

• Timor, Wetar and adjacent eastern Lesser Sundas

• M. m. timorlaoensis:

• Tanimbar Islands (Yamdena, Larat and Selaru)

Behaviour

A shy bird.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia
4. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Dusky Cuckoo-Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dusky_Cuckoo-Dove

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