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;[[:Category:Macropygia|Macropygia]] phasianella | ;[[:Category:Macropygia|Macropygia]] phasianella | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 40-43 cm | + | 40-43 cm<br /> |
| − | + | *Rust brown plumage | |
| + | *Rose or green tint to neck | ||
| + | *Pale eye streak | ||
| + | *Red eyering | ||
| + | *Blue-grey iris | ||
| + | *Chestnut cap | ||
| + | *Red legs and feet | ||
| + | *Long tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Australia]] | + | Coastal eastern [[Australia]] (Cape York to eastern [[Victoria]]). |
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
| − | + | Two subspecies, ''quinkan'' and ''robinsoni'' are not generally recognised<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Scrubland and rainforest. | Scrubland and rainforest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes seeds, fruit and berries. | The diet includes seeds, fruit and berries. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | They build a platform nest from sticks and vines | + | They build a platform nest from sticks and vines. The single cream white egg is incubated by both parents for 18 days; both parents care for the young. |
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Wikipedia | ||
| + | #Birds in Backyards | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Macropygia+phasianella}} | {{GSearch|Macropygia+phasianella}} | ||
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=29&bid=311 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=29&bid=311 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Macropygia]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Macropygia]] | ||
Revision as of 19:44, 9 August 2010
- Macropygia phasianella
Identification
40-43 cm
- Rust brown plumage
- Rose or green tint to neck
- Pale eye streak
- Red eyering
- Blue-grey iris
- Chestnut cap
- Red legs and feet
- Long tail
Distribution
Coastal eastern Australia (Cape York to eastern Victoria).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Two subspecies, quinkan and robinsoni are not generally recognised[2].
Habitat
Scrubland and rainforest.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds, fruit and berries.
Breeding
They build a platform nest from sticks and vines. The single cream white egg is incubated by both parents for 18 days; both parents care for the young.
References
- 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.
- Wikipedia
- Birds in Backyards
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown Cuckoo-Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown_Cuckoo-Dove
